15 March 1966 (1966-03-15)– 22 December 1967 (1967-12-22)
Mrs Thursday is a British television comedy-drama produced by Associated Television. The series was devised by Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal. It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockney charwoman who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a multinational company upon the death of her employer, as well as his Rolls-Royce and Mayfair mansion. Hugh Manning played Richard Hunter, Mrs. Thursday's butler, business advisor, and confidant.
Reg Lye played Bill Lee.
Three series comprising a total of thirty-eight episodes of Mrs Thursday were produced. Series One (13 episodes) was broadcast between 15 March and 7 June 1966; Series Two (13 episodes) between 27 December 1966 and 20 March 1967; and Series Three (12 episodes) between 5 October and 22 December 1967.[citation needed]
Production
"The Train from Dunrich House" was partly filmed at Stapleford Park, and featured its miniature railway.[citation needed]
Commercial release
Series One is available on DVD. Series Two was released on DVD on 30 September 2013. Series Three, as of June 2020, still hasn't been released.
Episode list
Series 1 (first broadcast 15 March – 7 June 1966)
A Ride in a Rolls-Royce
Call Me Madam
Family Reunion
Thursday's Child
Honesty Is the Best Policy
The Girl from Fuller Street
The Canvas Jungle
You Don't Have to Book for Buckingham Palace
The Snows of Yesteryear
Hunter's Moon
The Full Dress Affair
The Sitting Tenant
Margate Comes But Once a Year
Series 2 (first broadcast 27 December 1966 – 20 March 1967)
A Little of What You Fancy
Changes Over the Counter
The Train from Dunrich Station
The Duke and I
When My Boy Comes Home
Only Washing and Babies
We Don't Pay London Prices
The Answer Is a Lemon
No Tea for the Tallyman
Up the Garden Path
The Old School Tie Up
A Matter of Time
Charity Begins at the Ball
Series 3 (first broadcast 5 October – 22 December 1967)
