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Meet the Larkins - the put-upon but crafty Alf, his domineering wife Ada, son Eddie, daughter Joyce and her American ex-GI husband Jeff, a barely employable writer of stories for cowboy comic 'The Bullet'. They all live in a state that falls somewhat short of domestic bliss at 66 Sycamore Street, in a suburb of London, next to inquisitive neighbour Hetty and her family. This classic early ATV sitcom was created by Clapham-born Fred Robinson and based upon his youthful scripts for plays about a fictional Cockney family. With skilful comic playing from a renowned cast and a script that ATV production controller Bill Ward described as the funniest he had ever read, The Larkins inspired great affection throughout its run between 1958 and 1964. This third series was first screened in 1960, and the the episodes have been transferred from the original film telerecordings specifically for this release.
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It's probably no surprise that I can't remember this series from when it was first shown, since I was one in 1958 when this show started. I bought it on DVD solely because it has the excellent Peggy Mount in it, and I was not disappointed. David Kossof and the other cast members were a wonderful bonus! This is behaps the best surviving pre-1960s UK sitcom. If you love British comedy as I do, take my word for it, buy this superb series! You will not regret it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Early black & white situation comedy. Very enjoyable. Peggy Mount at the peak of her career as Ada. Apart from Hancock this was the best of early TV comedy.
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Hard to think we founnd this funny all those years ago. The sets are dire, the scripts not funny, and it was only Peggy Mount that held it together, although her character was just like the one in Sailor Beware
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