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You Rang, M'Lord?

7.5/10 25 votes
Comedy

You Rang, M'Lord? is a British comedy series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi-de-Hi! It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC. The show was a comedy set in the house of an aristocratic family in the 1920s, contrasting the upper-class family and their servants in a house in London, along the same lines as the popular drama Upstairs, Downstairs. The series featured many actors who had also appeared in their earlier series, notably Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland and Su Pollard, all of whom had previously been in Perry and Croft's holiday camp sitcom, Hi-de-Hi!. Also featured were Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles from Perry and Croft's It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and Bill Pertwee and occasionally Frank Williams from Dad's Army. The memorable 1920s-style theme tune was sung by Bob Monkhouse.

Created by:
Jimmy Perry, David Croft
Cast:
Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland, Su Pollard, Donald Hewlett
Language:
English
Country:
United Kingdom
Network:
BBC One

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Seasons

5 available

Season 3

Episodes

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Still from Please Help the Orphans E01

Episode 1

★ 7.3

Please Help the Orphans

1991-11-10 · 50m

Alf is being pestered by Mrs. Lipton to finalise his divorce so he gets an old friend to agree to pose as Mrs. Stokes. Meanwhile, he has a brainwave to make some money by fooling Mrs. Lipton into baking some cakes, which she thinks are destined for the local orphanage...

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Episode 2

★ 7.3

Current Affairs

1991-11-17 · 50m

Alf continues to supply the Sunshine Pantry with Mrs. Lipton's cakes. Myrtle pays a visit to the house posing as Mrs. Stokes but can she persuade Mrs. Lipton?...

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Episode 3

★ 7.7

Mrs. Lipton's Nasty Turn

1991-11-24 · 50m

Having discovered Alf's deception and broken his Lordship's crockery in a fit of anger, Mrs. Lipton is left wondering if she still has a job. On a visit to the Sunshine Pantry, Ivy discovers the truth about Miss Potter's cherry cake...

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Episode 4

★ 7.3

Meet the Workers

1991-12-01 · 50m

Miss Poppy annonces her engagement to Dickie Metcalfe but Alf smells a rat! Lord Meldrum is convinced that he must learn more about the lower classes before he can join the board of governors at the BBC and so he invites his factory workers to dinner and serves them fish and chips...

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Episode 5

★ 7.5

Gretna Green or Bust

1991-12-08 · 50m

Miss Poppy and Dickie Metcalfe decide to marry and elope to Gretna Green, the rest of the household set off in hot persuit in an attempt to stop them...

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Episode 6

★ 7.0

The Night of Reckoning

1991-12-15 · 50m

Twelvetrees gets an offer to be butler for Sir Ralph and Lady Agatha. Mabel is on the verge of being evicted from her home. Meanwhile, Alf comes up with a drastic solution to Teddy's problem...

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Episode 7

★ 7.8

A Day in the Country

1991-12-22 · 50m

Lord Meldrum decides he is going to treat the servants to a picnic in the country. Nobody is surprised however, that upon their arrival at Peabody Hall, Sir Ralph and Lady Agatha are there too...

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Cast

Paul Shane

Paul Shane

Alf Stokes

Jeffrey Holland

Jeffrey Holland

James Twelvetrees

Su Pollard

Su Pollard

Ivy Stokes

Donald Hewlett

Donald Hewlett

George Meldrum

Michael Knowles

Michael Knowles

Edward "Teddy" Meldrum

Bill Pertwee

Bill Pertwee

Constable Wilson

Brenda Cowling

Blanche Lipton

Susie Brann

Poppy Meldrum

Catherine Rabett

Catherine Rabett

Cecily "Cissy" Meldrum

Perry Benson

Perry Benson

Henry Livingstone

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