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Andy Capp

TV·1988–1988·1 season, 6 episodes·ITV1·Comedy·30m·Created by Reg Smythe

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Andy Capp is a British sitcom based on the cartoon Andy Capp. It starred James Bolam and ran for one series in 1988. It was written by Keith Waterhouse. Unusually, for a sitcom, there was no studio audience during the filming of Andy Capp. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. Andy Capp is a slothful man from Hartlepool, whose life consists of drinking, sleeping, watching TV, betting, going to the pub and occasionally playing football. His wife, Flo, is constantly annoyed by her lazy husband and frequently uses a rolling pin as a weapon.

Cast

James BolamJames BolamAndy Capp
Paula Tilbrook
Paula TilbrookFlo CappJohn ArthurJohn ArthurJackSusan BrownSusan BrownRuby

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1988Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01New LeafFebruary 22, 1988—Flo makes clear that Andy must stop his boozing, gambling, womanizing, pawning, fishing, and general lazing about. So he decides to turn ove
  2. S01E02The Sporting LifeFebruary 29, 1988—Flo decides to follow Andy for a day to prove to him how easy his life is, but she gets so exhausted that she can't wait to return to her ow
  3. S01E03Flo's New FrockMarch 7, 1988—Shirley's engagement party gets Flo and Ruby thinking that they need new dresses. Percy convinces each man that the other is buying his wife
  4. S01E04Love Me or Leave MeMarch 14, 1988—Long-suffering Flo leaves Andy, but when she hears he is managing fine, she returns to throw him out. He asks all over the neighbourhood for
  5. S01E05Economy DriveMarch 21, 1988—Flo tries her very best to economize, but Andy is finding that he now has more to spend at the pub. When the furniture is repossessed for th
  6. S01E06The Anniversary WaltzMarch 28, 1988—Everyone Andy knows is urging him to do something special for his and Flo's 25th anniversary, but he's not bothered about it, even when all

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