Holding the Fort
{{Short description|British television series}}
{{about||the 1912 short American silent comedy|Holding the Fort (film)|the Upton Sinclair story Holding the Fort|Upton Sinclair}}
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{{onesource|date=December 2009}}
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| genre = Comedy
| creator = Maurice Gran
Laurence Marks
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| starring = Peter Davison
Patricia Hodge
Matthew Kelly
Christopher Godwin
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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| num_episodes = 20
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = London Weekend Television
| channel = ITV
| first_aired = {{Start date|1980|09|05|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1982|08|29|df=y}}
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Holding the Fort was an ITV situation comedy starring Peter Davison, Patricia Hodge and Matthew Kelly.{{Citation |title=Holding the Fort |date=1980-09-05 |type=Comedy |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080229/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |others=Peter Davison, Patricia Hodge, Matthew Kelly |publisher=London Weekend Television (LWT)}}
Plot
The situation was a role-reversal comedy in which Russell Milburn (Davison) becomes a 'house-husband' to raise his baby daughter while his wife Penny (Hodge), a captain in the Women's Royal Army Corps, goes out to work. Russell's friend Fitzroy, or "Fitz" (Kelly), adds to the comic tension by encouraging Russell's enthusiasm for football, pacifism and beer.
Cast
- Peter Davison as Russell Milburn
- Patricia Hodge as Penny Milburn
- Matthew Kelly as Fitz
- Christopher Godwin as Hector Quilley
- Victoria Kendall as Emma Milburn
- Christopher Benjamin as Col. Aubrey Sanderson
- Maev Alexander as Jennifer Quilley
- Keith Barron as Trevor Chesterton
- Tony Millan as Daniel
Production
It was an early product of the writing team of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Three series were recorded, a total of twenty episodes, first aired from 1980 to 1982, concurrent with Davison also starring in Doctor Who and Sink or Swim. It was made for the ITV network by LWT.
References
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External links
- {{British Comedy Guide|tv|holding_the_fort}}
- {{IMDb title|id=0080229|title=Holding the Fort}}
Category:1980 British television series debuts
Category:1982 British television series endings
Category:1980s British sitcoms
Category:Television series by ITV Studios
Category:London Weekend Television shows
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in London
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