The Liver Birds: Life Is Just a Bowl of Sugar
10:00 pm - 10:35 pm, Thursday, February 5 on That's TV 2 (65)
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Life Is Just a Bowl of Sugar
Season 4, Episode 3
Sandra tries to tempt Paul into the idea of marriage, but her plans hit a snag when she takes him to meet her parents. Comedy, starring Nerys Hughes and Polly James
Movie/Drama
Sitcom
Cast & Crew
Nerys Hughes
(Actor)
.. Sandra Hutchinson
Polly James
(Actor)
.. Beryl Hennessey
Mollie Sugden
(Actor)
.. Mrs Hutchinson
John Nettles
(Actor)
.. Paul
Ivan Beavis
(Actor)
.. Mr Hutchinson
Carla Lane
(Writer)
Ray Butt
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Nerys Hughes
(Actor)
.. Sandra Hutchinson
Polly James
(Actor)
.. Beryl Hennessey
Mollie Sugden
(Actor)
.. Mrs Hutchinson
Born:
July 21, 1922
in
Keighley
Best Known For:
Playing saleswoman Mrs Slocombe in sitcom Are You Being Served?
Early-life:
Born Isobel Mary Sugden in Keighley on July 21, 1922. Shortly after leaving school, the Second World War broke out and Mollie worked in a munitions factory in Keighley making shells for the Royal Navy. She went on to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She worked in repertory theatre for eight years and found work on radio and TV. Her first regular sitcom role was as Mrs Crispin in the sitcom Hugh and I, which ran from 1962 to 1966. Another sitcom role followed in 1971 when she began playing Mrs Hutchinson in The Liver Birds.
Career:
In the early 1970s, Sugden was cast in a role that brought her international fame, department store saleswoman Mrs Slocombe in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? It ran from 1972 until 1985, and Sugden reprised her role in spin-off series Grace & Favour. She also starred in the sitcoms Come Back Mrs Noah, That's My Boy and My Husband and I. She reprised her role as Mrs Hutchinson in the 1996 revival of The Liver Birds. She had a recurring role on Coronation Street as the landlady of The Laughing Donkey, a rival to the Street's Annie Walker. Sugden died at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford on July 1, 2009 at the age of 86.
Quote:
"I must go home and attend to my pussy."
Trivia:
During Sugden's days at Oldham rep, she was earning £3 a week. She was married to fellow actor William Moore from 1958 until his death in 2000.
John Nettles
(Actor)
.. Paul
Born:
October 11, 1943
in
St Austell, Cornwall
Best Known For:
Playing Jim Bergerac.
Early-life:
John Vivian Drummond Nettles was born on October 11, 1943, in St Austell, Cornwall. He was adopted at birth by a carpenter and his wife, who was a cleaner. John later discovered his biological mother was an unmarried Irish nurse who died of tuberculosis at the age of 28. Despite these humble beginnings, he won a scholarship to study philosophy and history at Southampton University. He trained to be a teacher, but drifted into acting after appearing in a touring version of the play Camus during his time at university.
Career:
While appearing in amateur drama productions, Nettles was spotted by an agent who arranged work for him at the Royal Court Theatre. He made his debut as a standard bearer in Macbeth, opening doors for Alec Guinness. His first movie was The Red, White and Black in 1970. His big break came in 1972's A World At War, followed by a four-year stint in The Liver Birds. Nettles became a household name thanks to Bergerac, which ran for 10 years until 1991. TV projects since include Romeo And Juliet, The Hound of the Baskervilles and Midsomer Murders. He has also provided the narration for such programmes as Airport and The Hunt.
Quote:
"I live in the tranquility and splendour which befits someone of my seniority."
Trivia:
Nettles received an OBE in 2010.
Ivan Beavis
(Actor)
.. Mr Hutchinson
Carla Lane
(Writer)
Ray Butt
(Director)
