"Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em is a British sitcom created and written by Raymond Allen and starring Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice. It was first broadcast in 1973 and ran for three series, ending in 1978, and returning in 2016 for a one-off special. The series follows the accident-prone Frank Spencer and his tolerant wife, Betty, through Frank's various attempts to hold down a job, which frequently end in disaster. The sitcom was filmed in and around Herne Bay, Sheerness in Kent, the town of Bedford in Bedfordshire. It was noted for its stuntwork, performed"
"persona as Frank Spencer in ""Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em"". David Jason later took over the role of Brian Runnicles. Frances Hunter was played initially by Belinda Carroll. The play has also been produced internationally, such as in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in May 2015 by the British Theatre Playhouse. A film version starring Ronnie Corbett as Brian was made in 1973. There were many alterations to the script, including significant changes in dialogue, plot elements and, most notably, to names: ""Eleanor"" was changed to ""Bertha"", ""Mr. Bromhead"" was changed to ""Mr. Bromley"" and ""Peter"" and ""Frances"" became ""David"" and"
"Michael Crawford Michael Patrick Smith, (born 19 January 1942) known by the professional stage name of Michael Crawford, is an English actor, comedian, singer, voice artist and philanthropist. He has received international critical acclaim and won numerous awards during his career, which has included many film and television performances as well as stagework on both London's West End and on Broadway in New York City. He is best known for playing the character Frank Spencer in a popular 1970s sitcom titled ""Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em"", which first made him a household name, as well as for originating the title"
"Me"". In 1972 and 1974 Bentley was featured in the movies ""The Adventures of Barry McKenzie"" and ""Barry McKenzie Holds His Own"", derived from the Barry McKenzie comic strip in ""Private Eye"". By 1974 he had largely retired, but briefly returned to the screen to appear in the 1978 season of ""Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em"" as Frank Spencer's grandad, fittingly since the hapless Spencer was in many ways a descendant of his Ron Glum character in ""TIFH"". His wife died in 1988, and Bentley died from complications from Alzheimer's disease in 1995. Dick Bentley Charles Walter ""Dick"" Bentley (14"
"""No Sex Please, We're British"", in which he played the part of frantic chief cashier Brian Runnicles. His performance led to an invitation to star in a BBC television comedy series about a childlike and eternally haphazard man who causes disaster everywhere he goes. Crawford was not the first choice for the role of Frank Spencer in ""Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em"". Originally, the part had been offered to comedy actor Ronnie Barker but after he and Norman Wisdom had turned it down, Crawford took on the challenge, adopting a similar characterisation to that which he used when playing Brian"
"Elinor Donahue Mary Eleanor Donahue (born April 19, 1937), credited as Elinor Donahue, is an American actress, best remembered today for playing the role of Betty Anderson, the eldest child of Jim and Margaret Anderson (Robert Young and Jane Wyatt), on the 1950s American sitcom ""Father Knows Best"". Donahue was born in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Doris Genevieve (née Gelbaugh) and Thomas William Donahue on April 19th, 1937. Appearing in dancing-chorus film roles from the age of five, Donahue was at one point a ballet-school classmate of future Fred Astaire partner Barrie Chase. She was a child actress working"
"asked wife, Becky Ann Baker, to play redhead, Patty Wheatley, Travis’ mobility coach. Baker had worked with Fred Dalton Thompson, Timothy Busfield and Kevin Cooney, and they all said yes. Baker needed to audition young actors for the other roles, finding Mark Hapka, Alexa PenaVega and Max Adler on one day in Los Angeles. Kim Zimmer was originally slated to play the role of Molly’s mother, which did not survive the final cut of the film. When Baker had trouble finding the right actress to play Travis’ mom, he thought of Kim and asked her to consider the role. With"
"Meredith Baxter Meredith Ann Baxter (born June 21, 1947) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles on the ABC drama series ""Family"" (1976–80) and the NBC sitcom ""Family Ties"" (1982–89), credited as Meredith Baxter Birney. A five-time Emmy Award nominee, one of her nominations was for playing the title role in the 1992 TV film ""A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story"". Baxter was born in South Pasadena, California, the daughter of actress turned director/producer Whitney Blake and Tom Baxter, a radio announcer. After her parents were divorced in 1953, Baxter and her two brothers,"
"marriage to eligible young men. Betty Warren (Kirsten Dunst) is highly opinionated and outspokenly conservative. Betty doesn't understand why Katherine is not married and insists that there is a universal standard for good art. She writes editorials for the college paper, exposing campus nurse Amanda Armstrong (Juliet Stevenson) as a supplier of contraception, which results in Amanda being fired; other editorial attack's Katherine for advocating that women should seek a career instead of being wives and mothers as intended. Betty can't wait to marry Spencer (Jordan Bridges) as their parents have arranged and expect the traditional exemptions from attending class"
"(Ken Farrington). She has numerous relationships with many people, including well-known Street residents such as Len Fairclough (Peter Adamson) and Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs). In 1975, Bet receives news that her 19-year-old son Martin (who she gave up for adoption when he was a baby) had died in a car crash in Northern Ireland, where he had been serving as a soldier. She also finds out that he tracked her down, but was disgusted by her overt sexual nature and left without telling her who he was. When Annie Walker (Doris Speed) retires in 1983 after 46 years as landlady"
"mother (Marion Barney) and younger sister Patti (Jone Allison). Rosemary marries journalist Bill Roberts (George Keane), a war veteran and amnesiac who later remembers his first wife Audrey (Allison) and daughter Jessica (Joan Lazer) but forgets his present with Rosemary. The show also included Rosemary's best friend Joyce Miller (Mary Jane Higby), lawyer Peter Harvey (Lawson Zerbe), and Dr. Jim Cotter (Bill Adams). Winkler and Keane met doing ""Rosemary"" and married. When Keane was forced to leave the program due to illness, Winkler left as well, and they were replaced by Robert Readick and Virginia Kaye in the roles. Most"
"and slightly sardonic daughter, who helped out at her folks dry cleaners, after returning home from a religious cult she fled from. Joy Miller, played Kitty Adams, a former cabaret singer who was the owner of Kitty's Record Bar and Danny Adcock as Duncan Adams, Kitty's estranged husband and former showbiz manager, who are constantly arguing. Peggy Toppano (the mother of Peta Toppano of ""Prisoner"" fame) played gossipy Miriam Buxton, who ran the Bookworm News Agency with her somewhat more exuberant, thrice-divorced sister Molly Sparks, played by Lorrae Desmond. Molly's energetic but bumbling son, Joey Fellows, was played with comic"
"would be seen to gradually suffer the inevitably chaotic consequences of Frank's fleeting presence in their lives. These characters were often played by some of the greatest and recognisable character actors of the era, including George Baker, James Cossins, Peter Jeffrey, Richard Wilson, Fulton Mackay, Bernard Hepton, Christopher Timothy, George Sewell, Bryan Pringle, Christopher Biggins, Milton Johns, Diane Holland, John Ringham, David Ryall, Gretchen Franklin, Geoffrey Chater, Royston Tickner, Michael Redfern, Babar Bhatti, Norman Chappell, Geoffrey Whitehead and Elisabeth Sladen (who, in her autobiography, mentions that she was considered for the role of Betty). The theme tune by Ronnie Hazlehurst"
"the fact he has to push her around everywhere and that, after a lifetime of hard work and paying contributions to the Welfare State, he has to fight the social security system for a decent living allowance. Across the road lives Fred Johnson (Ken Campbell), a man stubborn like Alf, with whom he rarely gets along. When angry, Johnson bumps his head on the wall. His wife (first played by Eileen Kennally, from Series 1 to 3, then by Tricia Kelly in Series 4 and 5, and Yvonne D'Alpra in Series 6) is an odd woman who suffers from nerves."
"about their life as father and daughter. However, Amanda later learned that Simmons was only pretending to be her father to gain publicity. The identity of Amanda's father was finally revealed to be a gay soap opera star named Spencer Cannon in ""The Past Presents The Future"", when Amanda unknowingly sets him and Marc together on a date. Amanda Tanen Amanda Tanen (born Amanda Sommers) is a fictional character in the American dramedy series ""Ugly Betty"" and spin-off web-series ""Mode After Hours"". She is played by Becki Newton. Like Henry Grubstick, Amanda shares a last name with a real-life member"
"Claire Meade Claire Meade is a fictional character in the American dramedy series ""Ugly Betty"", portrayed by Judith Light. Light's performance as Claire has resulted in a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards, when Claire was a recurring regular in season one. She was updated to a primary castmember in the second season. Claire is the late Bradford Meade's ex-wife and the mother of both Daniel and Alexis Meade. In ""Sofia's Choice"", Claire mentioned she and Bradford were married for 38 years (since 1969). Claire is introduced in"
"on the character Frank Spencer, from the 1970s British TV series ""[[Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em]]"". Spencer was played by actor [[Michael Crawford]], who is also known as the original performer of the title character in the musical ""[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|Phantom of the Opera]]"". A professional scribe who in ""[[The Truth (novel)|The Truth]]"" has a career of writing down interesting news for various Lords and Ladies abroad, this led to him becoming the editor of the Disc's first newspaper, ""The Ankh-Morpork Times"". He has an obsessive dislike of lying, which he has however learned to work"
"recurring catchphrases include references to ""a bit of trouble"", which usually implies some sort of undisclosed digestive disorder, and to the cat having ""done a whoopsie"" (presumably a euphemism for having defecated in an inappropriate place, on one occasion in Spencer's beret). If Frank is pleased (or confused) about something, he will often use the catchphrase ""Mmmm — nice!"" or ""Ohhh — nice!"" Despite his unfailing ability to infuriate people, Frank is essentially a very sympathetic character, who inspires much affection from his ever-loving and patient wife, Betty. He also venerates the memory of his late mother, Jessica, and worships"
"Claudette Hubbard (Ellen Thomas) as Vincent's mother and Donna's adoptive Mother, and the Kazemi family - Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami, Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford) and Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi). Treadwell-Collins also reintroduced several characters who had previously featured in the show, including Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner), Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), Les Coker (Roger Sloman), Jane Beale (Laurie Brett), Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), and Steven Beale (Aaron Sidwell) who all returned permanently, while the likes of Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor), Nick Cotton (John Altman) and Grant Mitchell (Ross"
"during which the main roaster and King would talk about the show with behind-the-scenes exclusives. ""Till Death Do Us Part"" saw the returns of some recurring characters. Credited in the special guest section, veterans Holly Marie Combs and Chad Lowe portrayed Aria's parents Ella and Byron Montgomery. Mary Page Keller returned for the series finale portraying Ezra's reckless mother Dianne Fitzgerald. Torrey DeVitto played Spencer' half-sister Melissa Hastings. Julian Morris acted as Melissa and Spencer's British ex-boyfriend Wren Kingston. Keegan Allen played Rosewood resident and carpentry professional Toby Cavanaugh. Lesley Fera portrayed Spencer's adopted mother and Melissa's biological mother Veronica"
"with his girlfriend June Simmonds, he was attracted to Pat. They had an affair but June became pregnant, so he married her and broke Pat's heart. Frank and Pat met up from time to time and on each occasion the affair was rekindled, but Frank wouldn't leave June, and Pat eventually married and had children of her own. Frank and June had four children: Clare (Lucy Foxell/Caroline O'Neill) in 1959, Ricky (Sid Owen) in 1973, Diane (Sophie Lawrence) in 1974, and Janine (Charlie Brooks) in 1983. June died of cancer in 1987, leaving Frank and their children motherless. In September"
"evoking a specific celebrity, even when not explicitly named. With such indirect references, the entertainment value does not lie so much in the technical achievement of exactly reproducing the voice so much as in merely making it recognizable; the joke lies in the reference to a celebrity, not in its rendition. During the 1970s British television was awash with impressions of Frank Spencer, a character from the hugely popular British sitcom ""Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em"". This may have been because Frank had such distinctive mannerisms and dress sense which gave performers a number of visual shortcuts to cover for"
"Lee Meriwether Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935) is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She is known for her role as Betty Jones, Buddy Ebsen's secretary and daughter-in-law in the long-running 1970s crime drama ""Barnaby Jones"". The role earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations in 1975 and 1976, and an Emmy Award nomination in 1977. She is also known for her role as Herman Munster's long-haired wife, Lily Munster, on the 1980s sitcom ""The Munsters Today"", as well as for her portrayal of Catwoman, replacing Julie Newmar in the"
"mothers, including Rocky Graziano's mother in ""Somebody Up There Likes Me"" (1956); the mother of a murdered child in ""The Bad Seed"" (1956); the elderly mother of an estranged son in the PBS production of the one-act play ""Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn"" (1966); the mother of reporter Jack Stein on the 1990s television sitcom ""Love & War""; the mother of two separate characters on the daytime soap opera ""One Life to Live"" in the 1980s and 1990s; and the meddling mother of a jilted wife (played by Diane Keaton) in ""The First Wives Club"" (1996), her last"
"character, Spencer ""Spence"" Scott. Co-stars included Ruby Dee as the Scott family's housekeeper, Estelle Hemsley as Grandma Martin (Hemsley was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actress), and Beah Richards as Spence's mother. The movie's executive producer was Burt Lancaster through his Hecht-Hill-Lancaster production company. Spencer ""Spence"" Scott (Johnny Nash) is a 17-year-old black high school senior who has lived his entire life in a middle-class white neighborhood of an unnamed city in the northern United States. Having been raised with a sense of self-respect, he is starting to become frustrated by the effects of racism. When"
"pose as her late grandmother and has James Fraser (Michael Picciliri) writse a letter saying Annie is unsuitable for jury service. Events backfire when Annie takes her role to heart. Peta, wanting rid of Annie, enlists Will's help in tracking down Annie's daughter, Frances Kennedy (Alice Livingstone). The plan is successful but everything is revealed when Irene Roberts (Lynne McGranger) arrives. Irene arranges for Peta to live with Travis (Nic Testoni) and Rebecca Nash (Belinda Emmett) but they are leaving Summer Bay shortly. Travis' brother Joel (David Woodley) and his wife Natalie (Antoinette Byron), become official foster parents and keep"
"man named Henry Francis, who works for Governor Rockefeller. Roger, meanwhile, takes issue with his daughter, Margaret, who does not want her 20-year-old stepmother, Jane, at her wedding, scheduled for November 23, 1963. Betty's father Gene, suffering from his strokes, comes to live with the Drapers and strikes up a warm relationship with Sally, even teaching the young girl to drive. He is frustrated, though, by Betty not wanting to face up to the practical details of his death. Gene soon dies, and Sally scolds her parents and Betty's relatives for their apparent lack of grief at his demise. Betty"
"slightly...Some things I've done with Peggy is from my Mum. She was one of those East End snobs. I drew on all of those experiences."" In a 2009 radio interview with Dale Winton, Windsor said three people have influenced her portrayal of Peggy: Violet Kray (thus retracting her earlier statement), her own mother, and the actor Mike Reid, who played her on-screen husband Frank Butcher. Peggy has been central to numerous high-profile storylines, including a battle with breast cancer, a failed marriage to Frank Butcher, and various business and family upsets. In 1996, Peggy featured in a storyline about breast"
"Valerie Spencer Valerie Spencer is a fictional character from ""General Hospital"", an American soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Brytni Sarpy. Introduced as the niece of the legendary Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary), Valerie is the daughter of the late Pat Spencer (Dee Wallace). Upon losing her mother, Valerie relocates to Port Charles and moves in with her cousin, Lulu Spencer (Emme Rylan), and bonds with her husband Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna). The two end up having a one-night stand, only for Dante to reconcile with Lulu and Valerie briefly dates Lulu's ex-boyfriend Dillon Quartermaine (Robert Palmer Watkins). Looking"
"his only Emmy nomination for the role. Hope Emerson appeared as ""Mother"", who had been a singer and piano player in speakeasies during Prohibition. She received an Emmy nomination for the role. For the second season, ""Mother"" was played by Minerva Urecal, following the death of Emerson during the series' run. Associate producer Byron Kane portrayed Barney, the bartender; Kane was never credited for playing this role. Bill Chadney appeared as Emmett, the piano player at Mother's. (Chadney and Albright married in 1961.) Both Billy Barty as pool hustler Babby and Herbert Ellis as Beat bistro owner, painter, and sculptor"
"in college and studies filmmaking in Philadelphia. Spencer still lives in Lexington making a living as an artist, specializing in birds. Betty Jean Gooch, the librarian, still works at Transylvania University as a special collections librarian. Warren Lipka, Spencer Reinhard, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk and Betty Jean Gooch all appear as themselves. Gary Basaraba and Lara Grice portray Warren's parents, Jane McNeill portrays Spencer's mother, and Whitney Goin portrays Chas's mother. Wayne Duvall appears as Coach Bill Welton. Filming began in Charlotte, North Carolina, in February 2017. Many of the scenes were filmed on campus at Davidson College. The title"
"show's run by Augusta Dabney. Prince and Dabney became real-life husband and wife in 1964. The show was a sophisticated blend of hospital drama, family life and urbane humor. Tracey's father, foundry president Emory Bannister (Judson Laire), regretted his second marriage to neurotic social-climber Clare (Lesley Woods). After Emory died, Clare married a kindred spirit, slithery operator Lionel Steele (Martin Blaine), who later realized he had a conscience. Lionel's nephew Larry Renfrew (Dick Van Patten) was a small-time wheeler-dealer who married the Malones' daughter Jill (Freda Holloway, Kathleen Widdoes, Sarah Hardy) while Diana Hyland—Van Patten's future on-screen wife on ""Eight"
"its ending in 2015, Christensen starred as Julia Braverman-Graham on the NBC family drama series ""Parenthood"". In 2014, she won a Gracie Award for her performance in the role. Christensen portrayed Betty Beaumontaine on ABC's short-lived crime drama series ""Wicked City"". Christensen was born in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Kathy (née Hendricks), a construction manager, and Steven Christensen, an insurance worker and human resources executive. She has an older half-brother, Nick, and two younger twin brothers, Dane (who appeared in the 2005 film ""The Upside of Anger"") and Brando. She has Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Welsh, and Irish ancestry."