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Take a Letter, Mr. Jones

Take a Letter, Mr. Jones is a British sitcom starring John Inman and Rula Lenska that aired for a single series of six episodes produced by Southern Television for the ITV network from 5 September to 10 October 1981. It was created by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe.

Plot

Graham Jones (John Inman) works as a personal secretary to female executive Joan Warner (Rula Lenska), within a London-based multinational corporation called 8-Star. Although he ably assists her in their busy office, Graham often helps Joan with her equally hectic domestic arrangements as she is a single mother to seven-year-old daughter, Lucy. Miriam Margolyes plays Joan's excitable Italian housekeeper, Maria. The programme featured the Barclays House in Poole.

Context and afterlife

John Inman starred in Take a Letter, Mr. Jones between seasons of the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? Take a Letter, Mr. Jones was never a ratings success (only running for six episodes), but in recent years it has been resurrected by many American PBS stations, where Are You Being Served? is also a hit. A UK repeat of the series was shown on Film24[1] in 2010, and on Talking Pictures TV[2] in 2024.

A US VHS set of the series was released by Questar in 1995. A UK DVD of the series was released in 2009 by Simply Home Entertainment. UK channel Talking Pictures TV reshowed the series in 2015, 2018 and January 2024.

Episode list

References

  1. ^ "Sony Crime Channel". film24.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Talking Pictures TV". talkingpicturestv.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Interview". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d "The Protector". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d "The Holiday". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  6. ^ a b c d "The Japanese Contract". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d "The Trade Fair". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d "Business Before Pleasure". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

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