Keep It in the Family
Keep It in the Family is a British sitcom that aired for five series between 1980 and 1983. It is about a likable and mischievous cartoonist, Dudley Rush. Also featured were Dudley's wife, Muriel and their two daughters, Jacqui and Susan. Dudley's literary agent, Duncan Thomas, was also featured. It was made by Thames Television for the ITV network. A remake of Keep It in the Family was produced in the United States under the title Too Close for Comfort, starring Ted Knight.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Downs and Ups
07-01-198030mThe self-contained ground floor flat at 33 Highgate Avenue becomes vacant when the Rush family's sitting tenant, elderly Arthur Fenston, dies. After the funeral his relatives arriv...
- Ep 2
2.One of Those Days
14-01-198030mThe girls move into their flat, and Dudley helps them get an old black and white television set down from the loft, picking up a glove puppet and a guitar in the process; the latte...
- Ep 3
3.All Through the Night
21-01-198030mWhilst Dudley decides to learn Japanese, the company which prints The Wowser decides to go on strike, so Duncan arrives at the Rush house to ask Dudley to rush through three pages...
- Ep 4
4.The Non-Mechanical Man
28-01-198030mThe ""ever-present pooh bird of fate"" seems to be permanently circling the Rush household, dumping on them from a great height. The car requires open-bonnet surgery to the tune of...
- Ep 5
5.Some Enchanted Evening
04-02-198030mMuriel's scheme to encourage her husband to mow the back lawn backfires. Meanwhile, Dudley attempts to recapture lost romance by booking a table for them at The Candlelight Room fo...
- Ep 6
6.A Friend in Need
11-02-198030mWhilst Susan pigs out on food and frets about premarital sex, Muriel arranges to travel to Bournemouth by train for the weekend to celebrate her sister Sarah's birthday. An old div...
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