Both Ends Meet
| Both Ends Meet | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Starring | Dora Bryan Ivor Dean Wendy Richard |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | London Weekend Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 19 February – 10 November 1972 |
Both Ends Meet is a 1972 British sitcom television series for London Weekend Television set around women working in a sausage factory. It featured veteran actress Dora Bryan as Dora Page, a working class widow raising her son alone.[1] The first series of seven episodes went to air as Both Ends Meet, but the second series was titled simply Dora.[2]
The supporting cast included Deddie Davies[3] and relative newcomer Wendy Richard[4]
Series cast
- Dora Bryan, as Dora Page
- Ivor Dean, as factory owner Julius Cannon
- Wendy Richard, as Maudie
- Pat Ashton, as Glad
- Deddie Davies, as Flo
- Timothy Bateson, George Rogers
- Fanny Carby Hilda Rogers
- Meadows White, Mr. Page
- Paddy Ward, Fred
- Joan Benham, Mrs. Templeton-Smythe
- John Lyons Harry
- David Howe, Ronnie
- Patricia Hamilton, Miss Cornelius (guest appearances by the British actress, in real life wife of lead actor Ivor Dean)
Episodes
- Firm Foundations
- Random Sample
- The Lamp Still Burns
- Party Piece
- The Spring Collection
- Come Fly with Me
- Fancy Meeting You Here
- Conversation Piece - Series 2 "Dora" Episode 1
- Dear Little Agatha Jane
- Dinner at Eight
- Get Me to the Pub on Time
- A Man About the House
- The Jet Setters
References
- ^ "Both Ends Meet/Dora | Nostalgia Central".
- ^ Harris M. Lentz III. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014. 2015. Page 53. 1476619611.
- ^ "Deddie Davies obituary". The Guardian. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023.
- ^ Wendy Richard. Wendy Richard: My Life Story. Page 61. 0743218701. 2001.