The Larkins (1958 TV series)

For the 2021 TV series of the same name, see The Larkins (2021 TV series).

The Larkins
GenreSitcom
Created byFred Robinson
StarringDavid Kossoff
Peggy Mount
Shaun O'Riordan
Ruth Trouncer
Ronan O'Casey
Barbara Mitchell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6
No. of episodes40
Production
ProducerATV
Running time26 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkITV
Release19 September 1958 (1958-09-19) –
15 October 1960 (1960-10-15)
Release9 November 1963 (1963-11-09) –
22 August 1964 (1964-08-22)

The Larkins is a British television sitcom which was produced by ATV and aired on ITV.[1] It aired for four series between 1958 and 1960. An additional two series (with format changes) aired from 1963 to 1964.

Plot

In the first four series, the family, consisting of Ada Larkin (Peggy Mount), her henpecked husband Alf (David Kossoff), their son Eddie (Shaun O'Riordan), daughter Joyce (Ruth Trouncer) and her ex-GI husband Jeff (Ronan O'Casey), all lived together at 66 Sycamore Street, next door to inquisitive neighbour Hetty Prout (Barbara Mitchell), her husband Sam (George Roderick), and their daughter Myrtle (Hillary Bamberger), who had an occasional fling with Eddie.

In the final two series, it is revealed by Alf to an old mate of his called Charlie, that Sycamore Street has been pulled down. Alf also reveals that Jeff and Joyce are now in America and Eddie has a Government job, "abroad somewhere in one of them far flung outposts". Alf says that he has been retired (or made redundant), by his firm, but received a superannuation, together with a golden handshake and "a bit extra in lieu of notice" and as such he and Ada have pooled their resources and now run a café, where they now also live. They employ Hetty (no mention is made of her husband or daughter, nor is it mentioned where Hetty now lives as she used to be Ada and Alf's neighbour at Sycamore Street and she does not live with them at the cafe). Ada and Alf also had a lodger, Major Osbert Rigby-Soames (retired) (Hugh Paddick), who always tried to avoid paying his rent.

Cast

Spin-offs

Comic strip

The Larkins was adapted into a gag-a-day comic in 1960 by Dutch comics artist Alfred Mazure, published in the Sunday Graphic.[3]

Film

The series was adapted into a film, Inn for Trouble (1960) directed by C.M. Pennington-Richards.[4]

Episode list

Unlike many other British sitcoms of the era, all episodes still exist.[5]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1719 September 1958 (1958-09-19)26 December 1958 (1958-12-26)
262 February 1959 (1959-02-02)9 March 1959 (1959-03-09)
368 February 1960 (1960-02-08)14 March 1960 (1960-03-14)
4610 September 1960 (1960-09-10)15 October 1960 (1960-10-15)
589 November 1963 (1963-11-09)28 December 1963 (1963-12-28)
6711 July 1964 (1964-07-11)22 August 1964 (1964-08-22)

Series 1 (1958)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date
11"Wide Open House"19 September 1958 (1958-09-19)
22"Gun In-Law"26 September 1958 (1958-09-26)
33"Catastrophe, aka Cat Happy"3 October 1958 (1958-10-03)
44"Angry Young Man"10 October 1958 (1958-10-10)
55"Telly Ho!"17 October 1958 (1958-10-17)
66"Ale and Farewell"24 October 1958 (1958-10-24)
77"Christmas with the Larkins"26 December 1958 (1958-12-26)

Series 2 (1959)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date
81"Strictly Commercial"2 February 1959 (1959-02-02)
92"Teddy For Eddie"9 February 1959 (1959-02-09)
103"Haul for One"16 February 1959 (1959-02-16)
114"Gift Horse Power"23 February 1959 (1959-02-23)
125"Total Welfare"2 March 1959 (1959-03-02)
136"Very Important Parent"9 March 1959 (1959-03-09)

Series 3 (1960)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date
141"Home Win"8 February 1960 (1960-02-08)
152"All the Answers"15 February 1960 (1960-02-15)
163"A Fiddle in Froth"22 February 1960 (1960-02-22)
174"Come Cleaner"29 February 1960 (1960-02-29)
185"Stranger than Fiction"7 March 1960 (1960-03-07)
196"Operation Neighbour"14 March 1960 (1960-03-14)

Series 4 (1960)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date
201"Unlucky Strike"10 September 1960 (1960-09-10)
212"Little Big Brother"17 September 1960 (1960-09-17)
223"Gambling Fever"24 September 1960 (1960-09-24)
234"Frightful Nightful"1 October 1960 (1960-10-01)
245"Match and Scratch"8 October 1960 (1960-10-08)
256"Well Turned Worm"15 October 1960 (1960-10-15)

Series 5 (1963)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date
261"Café Ole"9 November 1963 (1963-11-09)
272"Teenage Terror"16 November 1963 (1963-11-16)
283"Darts & Flowers"23 November 1963 (1963-11-23)
294"Help Unwanted"30 November 1963 (1963-11-30)
305"Beatle Drive"7 December 1963 (1963-12-07)
316"Trading Stampede"14 December 1963 (1963-12-14)
327"Strained Relation"21 December 1963 (1963-12-21)
338"Saloon Barred"28 December 1963 (1963-12-28)

Series 6 (1964)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date
341"Think Quicker, Vicar"11 July 1964 (1964-07-11)
352"Celebration Blues"18 July 1964 (1964-07-18)
363"Gypsy’s Warning"25 July 1964 (1964-07-25)
374"Minder’s Keepers"1 August 1964 (1964-08-01)
385"Counter Attraction"8 August 1964 (1964-08-08)
396"Dizzy Rich"15 August 1964 (1964-08-15)
407"Country Style"22 August 1964 (1964-08-22)

DVD

All six series have been released on DVD, and were included in a boxset by Network, released on 1 October 2012.[6]

Overview
Title Release date
(Region 2) 		No. of
discs 		BBFC
rating 		Ref.
The Complete First Series 27 July 2009 1 PG [7]
The Complete Second Series 12 April 2010 1 PG [8]
The Complete Third Series 4 October 2010 1 U [9]
The Complete Fourth Series 21 February 2011 1 U [10]
The Complete Fifth Series 2 April 2012 2 PG [11]
The Complete Sixth Series 24 September 2012 1 PG [12]
Family Album (complete series) 1 October 2012 7 PG [13]

Note: three episodes have been re-rated 12 by the BBFC in 2021 and 2022; the episodes were series 1, episode 6 for "frequent obscured strong language", series 2, episode 2 for "domestic abuse", and series 2, episode 3 for "moderate violence, bloody images, brief threat".[14]

Broadcast

In 2023 the UK vintage film/nostalgia channel Talking Pictures TV announced that it would be broadcasting the series weekly from 26 March.[15]

References

  1. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "The Larkins - ITV Sitcom - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide.
  2. ^ "The Larkins (1958-1964)".
  3. ^ Rich Thomassen, En Maz creëerde Dick Bos. Het verhaal van de baanbrekende strip, Aspekt, 2014, page 281-282.
  4. ^ "Inn for Trouble (1960)". Archived from the original on 18 August 2017.
  5. ^ "TVBrain - Kaleidoscope - Lost shows - TV Archive - TV History". lostshows.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Larkins (The): The Complete Series". Network. 1 October 2012.
  7. ^ "The Larkins - The Complete First Series". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  8. ^ "The Larkins - Series 2 - Complete [1959]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. ^ "The Larkins: Series 3 (1960)". hit.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  10. ^ "The Larkins - The Complete Fourth Series". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  11. ^ "The Larkins - The Complete Fifth Series". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  12. ^ "The Larkins - The Complete Series 6 [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  13. ^ "The Larkins - The Complete Series [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  14. ^ "The Larkins - Tv Series". British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Talking Pictures TV". Talking Pictures TV. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

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