A Bit of a Do
A Bit of a Do is a British comedy drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. The show starred David Jason and was aired on ITV in 1989. It was made for the ITV network by Yorkshire Television. The show was set in a fictional Yorkshire town. Each episode took place at a different social function and followed the changing lives of two families, the working-class Simcocks and the middle-class Rodenhursts, together with their respective friends, Rodney and Betty Sillitoe, and Neville Badger. The series begins with the wedding of Ted and Rita Simcock's son Paul to Laurence and Liz Rodenhurst's daughter Jenny; an event at which Ted and Liz begin an affair. The subsequent fallout from this affair forms the basis for most of the first series.
Created by David Nobbs
Seasons
Cast
David JasonTed Simcock · 13 ep.
Gwen TaylorRita Simcock · 13 ep.
Nicola PagettLiz Badger (née Rodenhurst) · 13 ep.
Stephanie ColeBetty Sillitoe · 13 ep.
Tim WyltonRodney Sillitoe · 13 ep.
Sarah-Jane HolmJenny Simcock · 13 ep.
Wayne FoskettElvis Simcock · 13 ep.
David ThewlisPaul Simcock · 6 ep.
Nigel HastingsSimon Rodenhurst · 12 ep.
Michael JaystonNeville Badger · 12 ep.
Karen DruryCarol Fordingbridge · 10 ep.MMalcolm HebdenBarman · 9 ep.
Tracy BrabinSandra Pickersgill · 6 ep.
Paul ChapmanLaurence Rodenhurst · 5 ep.
Malcolm TierneyGeoffrey Ellsworth-Smythe · 5 ep.AAmanda WenbanLucinda Snellmarsh · 5 ep.DDiana WestonCorinna Price-Rodgerson · 3 ep.
Deborah FairfaxBarbara · 1 ep.
Keith MarshPercy Spragg · 2 ep.RRoger GraingerVicar · 1 ep.
Maggie JonesClarrie Spragg · 1 ep.
Saul JephcottPhotographer · 1 ep.
William SimonsDale Monsal · 2 ep.JJohn JardineLarry Benson · 1 ep.RRichard BealeLester Griddle · 1 ep.RRuth HoldenMavis Griddle · 1 ep.DDavid RoperKevin Loudwater · 1 ep.
Mike TimoneyNorman Penfold · 1 ep.
Peter MartinPete · 1 ep.RRobert AustinGraham Wintergreen · 1 ep.
Frank MiddlemassHarvey Wedgewood · 1 ep.CChrissie CotterillDenise Saltmarsh · 1 ep.PPhilip BirdAndrew Denton · 2 ep.
David YellandGerry Lansdown · 2 ep.
Fred PearsonMonsieur Albert · 1 ep.NNigel LeachVicar · 2 ep.VVictoria HastedJudy Denton · 1 ep.MMax HarveyMr O'Mara · 1 ep.
David FleeshmanSergeant Purkiss · 1 ep.AAlexander WilsonSergeant Mallett · 1 ep.
Maggie OllerenshawMrs Chadwick · 1 ep.
Bernard GallagherCouncillor Mirfield · 1 ep.GGareth JeffersonLager Lout · 1 ep.Crew
David Reynolds (Director), John Glenister (Director), Ronnie Baxter (Director), Les Chatfield (Director)
David Reynolds (Producer), Vernon Lawrence (Executive Producer), Paddy Stern (Casting), Malcolm Drury (Casting)
Stuart Quarmby (Editor), John Allen (Editor), Lance Tattersall (Editor), Mick Miller (Editor)
Val Hurst (Costume Design)
Trailer
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