Young at Heart (1980 TV series)
British TV sitcom (1980ā1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Young at Heart is a British independent television sitcom that was broadcast between 1980 and 1982. Starring John Mills and Megs Jenkins the series was about a married couple, Albert and Ethel Collyer, after Albert's enforced retirement at age 65 from his 50 years as a pottery worker. Although Mills had performed in comedy prior to this, Young at Heart was his first leading role in a sitcom.[1][2]
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Young at Heart | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Vince Powell |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 19 |
Production | |
Producer | Stuart Allen |
Production company | ATV |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 14 April 1980 (1980-04-14) ā 5 November 1982 (1982-11-05) |
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The series was devised and written by Vince Powell. A pilot episode was broadcast in 1977 and three full series of five, seven and six episodes respectively were broadcast each year from 1980.[2][3]
Filming was at the ATV studios in Elstree, London and on location in Stoke-on-Trent.[4]
As well as starring Mills also sang the show's theme song.[2]