'George & Mildred' was the first of two spin-offs from the hugely successful 'Man About The House' ( the other being 'Robin's Nest' ). It saw George and Mildred Roper leave their run-down house at Mydelton Terrace after it is listed for demolition and move into a Surburban house at Peacock Crescent. Their next door neighbours are snobbish estate agent Jeffrey Fourmile ( who was the very man who sold them the house ), his gorgeous wife Ann and their precocious son Tristram. Indeed, much of the humour stems either from the class conflict between Roper and Fourmile or Mildred's attempts to get a foot on the social ladder, only for George to come along and mess things up.Both Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy were yet again brilliant as the warring Ropers. Norman Eshley ( who appeared three times in 'Man About The House' ) and sexy Sheila Fearn also in their own right were superb, though Nicholas Bond Owen upstaged them all as little Tristram ( remember that hilarious moment where he beat George at poker? ). Avril Elgar and Reginald Marsh surfaced from time to time as Mildred's vain sister Ethel and her hen-pecked husband Humphrey as did Roy Kinnear as George's hapless friend Jerry ( Kinnear later starred with Roper in another Thames show entitled 'The Incredible Mr. Tannner' ). Looked at now, 'George & Mildred' was a kind of hybrid of 'Terry & June' and 'Keeping Up Appearances' and while not especially great was nevertheless harmless fun. In 1980, the obligatory feature film was made but it was not popular with fans or critics ( though I personally preferred it to the series ). A sixth and final series was to be made after the film's release but sadly the project was dropped after Yootha Joyce died from liver failure.

George and Mildred (the 1st and best spin-off off man about the house) was the story of the ropers (the landlord's from man about the house) and their move to a much posher area. Next door live the fourmile's Ann, Geoffery and their irritating little boy Tristram. The fourmile's are a very posh family (especially the rather pompous Geoffery) and are usually one the receiving end of one of Georges scams.George and Mildred was produced at a time when the class structure in the U.K was very much still in existence and enjoyed poking fun at the middle class style 'tory twits' as George would say that were in existence at the time. The main battle was always between Geoffrey and George and always ended up with a minor victory for George.That though was the series strong point. The acting was nothing short of superb and the programme spawned a further M.A.T.H spin-off the rather dire robin's nest which examined what had happened to robin Tripp but the sad news was that Yootha Joyce Died on August 26th 1980 from liver failure before filming a sixth series. Her character was easily the strongest in the show and the way she always had the upper hand on George was hilarious. Recent repeats on digital show that the comedy hasn't dated and is still as fresh as ever. All 5 series are available on the network DVD label.

Surely the best ever British comedy series. I know that people talk about Only Fools and Horses being the best, but for me, this is it. In case anybody doesn't know what it is about, it is basically about a middle-aged married couple who, after having their London home compulsory purchased by the Council, move to Hampton Wick into a posh neighbourhood. The series is basically about Mildred, the sex-starved wife, trying to better herself and George, her work-shy husband, who seems to delight in upsetting their neighbours. Only 5 series were made, due to the death of Yootha Joyce, but I would recommend this to anybody who appreciates genuine British comedy.

Brian Murphy is one of the greatest at playing the dumba**.His teaming up with Yootha Joyce was an inspiration. They really could make you believe that they were married! Don't miss this great comedy series it will sure put a smile on your face......