TV series
Holding the Fort
1980–1982 · 3 seasons
A gentle, chatty sitcom that ambles along with mild domestic gags and an easy, dated warmth.
- Created by
- Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Peter Davison, Patricia Hodge, Christopher Godwin
- Overview
- Holding the Fort is an ITV situation comedy starring Peter Davison, Patricia Hodge and Matthew Kelly. It was an early product of the writing team of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Three series were recorded, a total of twenty episodes, first aired between 1980 and 1982, concurrent with Davison also starring in Doctor Who. It was made for the ITV network by LWT The situation was a role-reversal comedy, in which the premise was that Russell Milburn becomes a "house-husband" to raise his baby daughter while his wife, Penny a captain in the Women's Royal Army Corps, goes out to work. Russell's friend Fitzroy, or "Fitz", adds to the comic tension by encouraging Russell's enthusiasm for football, pacifism and beer.
- How it feels
- Light, warm, satirical and whimsical. Measured and fine in the background.
- About
- Family, parenthood, identity, friendship
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Peter Davison, Patricia Hodge, Christopher Godwin
