British TV drama series (1969–1971)
Take Three Girls Genre Comedy Drama Written by Directed by Starring Theme music composer Pentangle Opening theme "Light Flight " Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English No. of series2 No. of episodes24 (14 missing) Producer Michael Hayes
Production locations London, England, United Kingdom Running time 50 minutes Production company BBC Network BBC1 Release 17 November 1969 (1969-11-17 ) – 1 January 1971 (1971-01-01 ) Take Three Women (1982)
Take Three Girls was a television drama series broadcast by BBC1 between 1969 and 1971 that followed three young women sharing a flat in "Swinging London " (located at 17 Glazbury Road, West Kensington , W14). It was BBC1's first colour drama series.[ 1]
The first series featured cellist Victoria (Liza Goddard ), single mother Kate (Susan Jameson ), and Cockney art student Avril (Angela Down ). For the second series, Kate and Avril were replaced by journalist Jenny (Carolyn Seymour ) and American psychology graduate Lulie (Barra Grant ).[ 2]
Two series, each of 12 episodes, were shown on BBC1 between 1969 and 1971, with selected repeats between the series. Only 10 episodes of the original 24 still exist.[ 3]
A four-episode sequel, Take Three Women , broadcast on BBC2 in 1982, shows the original three characters later in their lives. Victoria is a widow with a young daughter, and Avril an art gallery owner, while Kate is sharing her life with her son and his teacher.
The theme music – "Light Flight" by the British folk rock group Pentangle – was a British chart hit in February 1970. Pentangle also contributed music to Take Three Women .
A tie-in novel, Victoria , by scriptwriters Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham , was published in 1972 by W. H. Allen Ltd .
Episodes
All episodes were made on colour videotape, with the exception of Season 1, episode 10, which was shot entirely on 35mm film .
Take Three Girls - Season 1
Ep
Title
Writer
Director
UK Transmission dates
Archive
1
Kate: Stop Acting
Hugo Charteris
Tristan de Vere Cole
17 November 1969, BBC1 3 June 1970, BBC2
Colour 625-line VT
2
Avril: Devon Violets
Julia Jones
John Matthews
24 November 1969, BBC1 15 September 1982, BBC2
Colour 625-line VT
3
Victoria: Requiem For Cello in SW3
Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady
Mark Cullingham
1 December 1969, BBC1
Lost
4
Kate: Start Working
Hugo Charteris
Tristan de Vere Cole
8 December 1969, BBC1
Colour 625-line VT
5
Avril: Heart's Ease
Julia Jones
John Matthews
15 December 1969, BBC1
Lost
6
Victoria: Rhapsody for Misplaced Persons
Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady
Mark Cullingham
22 December 1969, BBC1
Lost
7
Kate: Try Loving
Hugo Charteris
Tristan de Vere Cole
29 December 1969, BBC1
Lost
8
Avril: Sweet Basil
Julia Jones
John Matthews
5 January 1970, BBC1
Lost
9
Victoria: Variations of May and September
Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady
Mark Cullingham
12 January 1970, BBC1 10 June 1970, BBC2
Colour 625-line VT
10
Kate: Keep Hoping
Hugo Charteris
Tristan de Vere Cole
19 January 1970, BBC1 17 June 1970, BBC2
Colour 35mm film
11
Avril: Roses Round the Door
Julia Jones
John Matthews
26 January 1970, BBC1
Colour 625-line VT
12
Victoria: Gloria for First Offence
Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady
Mark Cullingham
2 February 1970, BBC1
Lost
Take Three Girls - Season 2
Ep
Title
Writer
Director
UK Transmission dates
Archive
1
Victoria: Coda and Resolution
Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady
Mark Cullingham
24 March 1971, BBC1
Lost
2
Lulie: The Private Sector
Carey Harrison
Barry Davis
31 March 1971, BBC1
Colour 625-line VT
3
Jenny: Closed Circuit
Robert Muller
Michael Hayes
7 April 1971, BBC1
Lost
4
Victoria: Duet for Two Left Feet
Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady
Mark Cullingham
14 April 1971, BBC1
Lost
5
Lulie: The Company of Madmen
Carey Harrison
Barry Davis
21 April 1971, BBC1
Lost
6
Jenny: Kitsch, or Protocols in a Chinese Laundry
Robert Muller
Michael Hayes
28 April 1971, BBC1
Colour 625-line VT
7
Victoria: Prelude to a New Arrangement
Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady
Mark Cullingham
7 May 1971, BBC1
Lost
8
Lulie: A Little Blindness
Carey Harrison
Barry Davis
14 May 1971, BBC1
Lost
9
Jenny: Freelance
Robert Muller
Michael Hayes
21 May 1971, BBC1
Lost
10
Victoria: Composition Out of Discord
Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady
Mark Cullingham
28 May 1971, BBC1
Lost
11
Lulie: A School for Grievances
Carey Harrison
Christopher Morahan
4 June 1971, BBC1
Colour 625-line VT
12
Jenny: Release
Robert Muller
Michael Hayes
11 June 1971, BBC1
Colour 625-line VT
Take Three Women
Ep
Title
Writer
Director
UK Transmission dates
Archive
1
Kate
Huy Meredith
Richard Martin
21 September 1982, BBC2
Colour 625-line VT
2
Avril
Julia Jones
Roger Bamford
28 September 1982, BBC2
Colour 625-line VT
3
Victoria
Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady
Les Chatfield
5 October 1982, BBC2
Colour 625-line VT
4
Victoria, Kate and Avril
Lee Langley
Julian Amyes
12 October 1982, BBC2
Colour 625-line VT
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