Abigail and Roger
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{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| genre = Sitcom
| runtime = 20 minutes
| creator =
| starring = Julie Webb
David Drummond
Rosina Enright
John Stone
Grace Denbigh-Russell
| country = United Kingdom
| network = BBC Television Service
| first_aired = {{Start date|1956|07|04|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1956|08|29|df=y}}
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 9
}}
Abigail and Roger is a British television sitcom that aired on the BBC Television Service in 1956.{{Cite book |last=Lewisohn |first=Mark |title=The Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy |publisher=BBC Worldwide Ltd. |year=2003 |isbn=0563487550 |pages=18}}{{Cite web |title=Abigail and Roger |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7737cc85243b44bfb138abe40ca25a37 |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=BBC Programme Index}} It was written by Kelvin Sheldon. Julie Webb and David Drummond play Abigail and Roger, an engaged couple living in London bedsits. The series is thought to no longer exist.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
Cast
- Julie Webb as Abigail
- David Drummond as Roger
- Rosina Enright as Shirl
- John Stone as Clive
- Grace Denbigh-Russell as Mrs Moloch
Plot
Abigail and Roger are an engaged couple living separately in bedsits in London. Abigail is a shorthand typist, who is outspoken and very capable domestically, she can mend a fuse, cook, drive and so on. Roger works in the City and is into keeping fit and planning for their future. Much of the humour arose from the different attitudes to life, and their interest in the attractions of London.
Episodes
The show was originally meant to run for thirteen weeks,{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}} as a summer replacement for the soap opera The Grove Family, but in fact only ran for nine weeks. The entire series is thought to be lost.
| class="wikitable" |
| Episode No.
! Original Broadcast Date |
|---|
| 1
|4 July 1956 |
| 2
|11 July 1956 |
| 3
|18 July 1956 |
| 4
|25 July 1956 |
| 5
|1 August 1956 |
| 6
|8 August 1956 |
| 7
|15 August 1956 |
| 8
|22 August 1956 |
| 9
|29 August 1956 |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0379079}}
- {{British Comedy Guide|tv|abigail_and_roger}}
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Category:1956 British television series debuts
Category:1956 British television series endings
Category:1950s British sitcoms