Mrs Thursday
Mrs Thursday
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Mrs Thursday

5.0 / 10
1966
3 seasons
38 episodes
ComedyDrama

Mrs Thursday is a British comedy-drama produced by Associated Television, devised by Lord Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal. It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockney cleaning lady who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a multinational company upon the death of her employer. Hugh Manning played Richard Hunter, is Mrs Thursday's butler, business adviser and confidant.

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  • Ep 1

    1.A Ride in a Rolls Royce

    15-03-196645m

    Mrs Thursday has barely had time to register the news that she's inherited control of Dunrich Industries when a shrewd executive tries to talk her into signing away her position on...

  • Ep 2

    2.Call Me Madam

    22-03-196645m

    Mrs Thursday experiences her first day as the head of the Dunrich Group. A clash with the directors ensures when her choice of a suitable memorial for George is put before the boar...

  • Ep 3

    3.Family Reunion

    29-03-196645m

    The family have heard of Mrs Thursday's astonishing good fortune and they descend upon her, one after another.

  • Ep 4

    4.Thursday's Child

    05-04-196645m

    When a small hamper is sent to Mrs Thursday in a wicker hamper, Hunter and Sir Charles worry about the legality of the consequences.

  • Ep 5

    5.Honesty Is the Best Policy

    12-04-196645m

    In a fit of nostalgia, Mrs Thursday slips out one night to play bingo. There, she meets Mr Budge - who becomes somewhat of a problem to her and to Hunter.

  • Ep 6

    6.The Girl from Fuller Street

    19-04-196645m

    Mrs Thursday goes to Fuller Street to try to discover why her old friend Sylvie Summers has written her an abusive letter; and Hunter proves his worth as Mrs Thursday's financial a...

  • Ep 7

    7.The Canvas Jungle

    26-04-196645m

    Liston, a young artist, overwhelms Mrs Thursday and demands to be her artistic advisor. Against her will she agrees, deciding to prove whether he is a painter of merit or not.

  • Ep 8

    8.You Don't Have to Book Buckingham Palace

    03-05-196645m

    Mrs Thursday tries to have a holiday with some old friends she has not seen for a while, but they are not treating her the same since her new found wealth.

  • Ep 9

    9.The Snows of Yesteryear

    10-05-196645m

    Mrs Thursday sets out to investigate why a young typist in Dunrich House has fallen foul of a newly appointed personnel lady, Judith Bonamy.

  • Ep 10

    10.Hunter's Moon

    17-05-196645m

    Hunter very nearly runs himself into marriage when he embarks on a property deal on his own account.

  • Ep 11

    11.The Full Dress Affair

    24-05-196645m

    A boutique runs into financial difficulties, and Mrs Thursday decides to offer help.

  • Ep 12

    12.The Sitting Tenant

    31-05-196645m

    Mrs Thursday tries to persuade colonel Crichton to move from his house, due for demolition immediately, on a site owned by the Dunrich Group; the colonel refuses to budge.

  • Ep 13

    13.Margate Comes But Once a Year

    07-06-196645m

    Mrs Thursday finds that it's too late to go on the annual outing to Margate with her friends from Fuller Street. She decides to fly to Le Touquet instead.

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