The year is 1929 and in the opening episode Jeremiah Unsworth (Freddie Jones), the proprietor of the undertakers, dies. This leaves his widow Ivy (Thora Hird) and gormless nephew Billy (Christopher Beeny) to take over the business. As might be expected, the accident-prone Ivy and Billy have numerous mishaps, and hardly a funeral goes by without something untoward occurring. The setting for the show is the fictional Yorkshire town of Oldshaw during the 1930s. The writer Dick Sharples chose this…
The year is 1929 and in the opening episode Jeremiah Unsworth (Freddie Jones), the proprietor of the undertakers, dies. This leaves his widow Ivy (Thora Hird) and gormless nephew Billy (Christopher Beeny) to take over the business. As might be expected, the accident-prone Ivy and Billy have numerous mishaps, and hardly a funeral goes by without something untoward occurring. The setting for the show is the fictional Yorkshire town of Oldshaw during the 1930s. The writer Dick Sharples chose this…
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Seasons (5)
Season 1
21 May 1979 – 2 Jul 1979 · 7 episodes
1In Loving Memory21 May 1979
2The Legacy28 May 1979
3Gone Dancing4 Jun 1979
4The Rivals11 Jun 1979
5Pork18 Jun 1979
6Come Back Little Malcolm25 Jun 1979
7Onions2 Jul 1979
Season 2
27 Oct 1980 – 8 Dec 1980 · 7 episodes
1The Outing27 Oct 1980
2Play to Me, Gipsy3 Nov 1980
3The Honeymooners10 Nov 1980
4Happy Birthday17 Nov 1980
5Madame President24 Nov 1980
6The Angels Want Me for a Sunbeam1 Dec 1980
7The Fall of the House of Unsworth8 Dec 1980
Season 3
12 Oct 1982 – 24 Dec 1982 · 8 episodes
1The Actress and the Undertaker12 Oct 1982
2Wedding Bells19 Oct 1982
3Bowls26 Oct 1982
4Memories Are Made of This2 Nov 1982
5Gone But Not Forgotten9 Nov 1982
6To Billy a Son16 Nov 1982
7The Last Post23 Nov 1982
8God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Christmas Special)24 Dec 1982