Classic comedy with the brilliant Yootha Joyce, such a tragic loss when she sadly passed away, curtailing the show after the 5th series.
Brian Murphy is excellent as always as George,
they are both great underated actors, and should really have been better used in more comedies.
They really work well together seamlessly as actors, making us really believe that they are the squabbling long suffering Ropers.
The Ropers first appeared as the landlords in another sitcom Man about the House, initially I think they were only intended to be cameo parts, as they were scarcely heard let alone seen. But their appearances however brief proved so popular that the parts were very quickly written up, personally they then made an otherwise mediocre programme really worth watching.
George and Mildred started with the Ropers having to move, as the Council made a compulsory purchase order on the house. Mildred always has aspirations well above George's abilities or inclinations, she insists on them moving upwardly into a posher neighbourhood. While George wanted to accept the Councils offer of moving to what Mildred calls a high rise slum.
The new house is next door to that of the estate agents the Fourmile's, husband Jeffrey is pompous, opinionated and a member of the local Conservative party. He can't abide George but doesn't mind Mildred, and he went out of his way to make out the house had been sold, in the vain hope of them not moving in.
Ann Fourmile is a warm friendly woman who likes both Mildred and George, unlike her husband she is far from being stuck up or pompous. She is beautifully played by the absolutely gorgeous Sheila Fearn, who I've frankly always fancied from first seeing her, in one of my all time favourite comedies the Likely Lads.
Tristan Fourmile is the neighbours little nipper with an invisible pet dog niff niff, played with perfection by Nicholas Bond Owen. He is as his mum so aptly described him to Mildred, as "my little monster" and gets some of the shows best lines.
The show is topped off by Mildred's relatives especially the obnoxious and snooty sister Ethel, and her husband Humphrey the Offal King. They are wonderfully portrayed by Avril Elgar and Reginald Marsh, who are certainly believable as the smarmy avaricious wife and the husband trying vainly to keep up with her expensive tastes.
George and Mildred is a brilliant classic comedy show, and easily one of the best ever to grace the ITV schedules, in the entire history of their broadcasting.
The Ropers first appeared as the landlords in another sitcom Man about the House, initially I think they were only intended to be cameo parts, as they were scarcely heard let alone seen. But their appearances however brief proved so popular that the parts were very quickly written up, personally they then made an otherwise mediocre programme really worth watching.
George and Mildred started with the Ropers having to move, as the Council made a compulsory purchase order on the house. Mildred always has aspirations well above George's abilities or inclinations, she insists on them moving upwardly into a posher neighbourhood. While George wanted to accept the Councils offer of moving to what Mildred calls a high rise slum.
The new house is next door to that of the estate agents the Fourmile's, husband Jeffrey is pompous, opinionated and a member of the local Conservative party. He can't abide George but doesn't mind Mildred, and he went out of his way to make out the house had been sold, in the vain hope of them not moving in.
Ann Fourmile is a warm friendly woman who likes both Mildred and George, unlike her husband she is far from being stuck up or pompous. She is beautifully played by the absolutely gorgeous Sheila Fearn, who I've frankly always fancied from first seeing her, in one of my all time favourite comedies the Likely Lads.
Tristan Fourmile is the neighbours little nipper with an invisible pet dog niff niff, played with perfection by Nicholas Bond Owen. He is as his mum so aptly described him to Mildred, as "my little monster" and gets some of the shows best lines.
The show is topped off by Mildred's relatives especially the obnoxious and snooty sister Ethel, and her husband Humphrey the Offal King. They are wonderfully portrayed by Avril Elgar and Reginald Marsh, who are certainly believable as the smarmy avaricious wife and the husband trying vainly to keep up with her expensive tastes.
George and Mildred is a brilliant classic comedy show, and easily one of the best ever to grace the ITV schedules, in the entire history of their broadcasting.