Rent Yes, Honestly: Series 1 (1976)
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- Synopsis:
Liza Goddard and Donal Donnelly star in this sparkling sitcom which follows the blossoming romance between Matthew Browne, a struggling composer, and his secretary Lily Pond. Spinning off from LWT's popular 'No - Honestly' (starring Pauline Collins and John Alderton), 'Yes - Honestly' was again written by husband and wife team Terence Brady and best-selling author Charlotte Bingham. This complete first series - boasting a theme song co-written and sung by rock legend Georgie Fame. Matthew and Lily make a charming young couple, despite their differences. But though they're very much in love, they seem to encounter more than their fair share of obstacles and inconveniences, including visits from Lily's eccentric Russian family and Matt's dreaded mother, and a persistent scarcity of funds - not helped when Matthew's disapproving family decide to cut him off without a shilling... - Actors:
- Donal Donnelly, Liza Goddard, Pat Nye, Eve Pearce, John Alkin, Ray Marioni, Beatrix Lehmann, John F. Landry, Jeff Silk, Bella Emberg, Julie Midwinter, Sheila Gish, Roger Booth, Burt Kwouk, Virginia Balfour, Yvonne Manners, Anthony Roye, Reg Lye, Jean Harvey, Frances Bennett
- Directors:
- Les Chatfield, John Reardon
- Producers:
- Humphrey Barclay
- Writers:
- Terence Brady, Charlotte Bingham
- Aka:
- Yes - Honestly: Series 1
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Comedies, TV Romance, TV Sitcoms
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Reviews (1) of Yes, Honestly: Series 1
Georgie, Liza, Donal in sitcom - Yes, Honestly: Series 1 review by AW
Adequate LWT sitcom 1976-77. Catchy theme tune written & sung by Georgie Fame. 8 half hour episodes on Disc 1.
NO subtitles.
Loosely based on and written by the same team who wrote the romantic comedy No Honestly with John Alderton/Pauline Collins.
I missed most of the late 70s TV shows through being overseas so CP allows me to catch up on both.
Liza Goddard is, well, Liza Goddard - cute, bubbly, quick, witty, sparkling as a slightly scatty secretary, Lily, working for, and able to, easily rebuff the tantrums of neurotic, misogynistic writer/composer Donal Donnelly as Matthew Browne. Not familiar with Donal's repertoire, but it was extensive This is supposed to be a further romantic comedy but why they thought Lily would fall for Matt eIudes me.
Each episode starts and ends rather oddly with both characters bantering to the camera (isn't it called the 4th wall?) behind a very fancily decorated grand piano.
Lily's Russian mother & grandmother plus Matt's staid & stuffy mother provide comic relief. The cute blond John Alkin (later better noticed as Malta head of station in the final episodes of spy series The Sandbaggers) plays Lily's brother, an unconvincing stutterer. Of interest he went on to marry aspiring singer Audrey Middleton aka "Lee Everett" - ex-wife of Kenny.
Should you watch this? Well, witty enough dialogue thru Liza, so fine for a wet afternoon.