TV series
Sharon and Elsie
1984–1985 · 2 seasons
A gentle, chatty workplace comedy where small clashes of background and personality resolve into warmth.
- Created by
- Arline Whittaker
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Starring
- Janette Beverley, Brigit Forsyth, John F. Landry
- Overview
- Sharon and Elsie is a British sitcom that aired for two seasons from 1984 to 1985. It starred Brigit Forsyth and Janette Beverley. Elsie Beecroft is a middle-aged, middle-class office administrator in a printing firm. Her world is perfectly ordered until young working-class Sharon Wilkes is hired as the new office secretary. Initially prone to be snobbish, Elsie soon learns to appreciate Sharon and the two become friends. Many episodes revolve around the family life of either Sharon or Elsie, with Sharon's brother Elvis, her boyfriend Wayne, and Elsie's husband Roland making regular appearances. Factory scenes would usually involve lecherous floor manager Stanley Crabtree and Sharon and Elsie's prickly responses to his womanising. Grumpy tea lady Ivy would also make appear regularly.
- How it feels
- Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Friendship, class, work, family
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
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- Created by
- Arline Whittaker
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Starring
- Janette Beverley, Brigit Forsyth, John F. Landry
