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Brothers in Law is a British television series inspired by the 1955 comedy novel Brothers in Law by Henry Cecil Leon. It first aired on the BBC in thirteen half-hour episodes between 17 April and 10 July 1962 and followed the trials of an idealistic young lawyer entering the legal profession. The series was adapted by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, two of the most prolific sitcom writers of the era, as well as Richard Waring.
Original Release
04/17/1962
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Briers | Roger Thursby |
Richard Waring | Henry Blagrove |
June Barry | Sally Mannering |
John Glyn-Jones | Kendall Grimes |
John Cazabon | Alec |
Colin Gordon | Hugh Chapfield |
Ambrosine Phillpotts | Mrs. Thursby |
Arthur Howard | The Judge |
Arnold Ridley | Mr. Butterworth |
Maitland Moss | The Judge / The Lords Justice of Appeal |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The First Brief | Tuesday, 17 April 1962 |
2 | The Expert Witness | Tuesday, 24 April 1962 |
3 | Breach of Contract | Tuesday, 01 May 1962 |
4 | The Judgment Summons | Tuesday, 08 May 1962 |
5 | Counsel's Opinion | Tuesday, 15 May 1962 |
6 | Special Damages | Tuesday, 22 May 1962 |
7 | Separation Order | Tuesday, 29 May 1962 |
8 | Reasonable Doubt | Tuesday, 05 June 1962 |
9 | With Use of Bath | Tuesday, 12 June 1962 |
10 | Without Due Care | Tuesday, 19 June 1962 |
11 | Solicitor's Instructions | Tuesday, 26 June 1962 |
12 | Special Examiner | Tuesday, 03 July 1962 |
13 | Counsel for the Prosecution | Tuesday, 10 July 1962 |
Writers
Henry Cecil, Denis Norden, Frank Muir, Richard Waring, Myles Rudge, David Climie
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Briers | Roger Thursby |
Richard Waring | Henry Blagrove |
June Barry | Sally Mannering |
John Glyn-Jones | Kendall Grimes |
John Cazabon | Alec |
Colin Gordon | Hugh Chapfield |
Ambrosine Phillpotts | Mrs. Thursby |
Arthur Howard | The Judge |
Arnold Ridley | Mr. Butterworth |
Maitland Moss | The Judge / The Lords Justice of Appeal |
Billy Milton | Mr. Slope |
John Lawrence | Usher |
Dennis Handby | Fred Mulholland / Mr. Trench |
Nadja Regin | Nina Zoffany |
Graham Stark | Daniel Wright |
Eric Barker | Mr. Starling |
Moira Redmond | Miss Kent |
Ernest Clark | The Magistrate |
Noel Purcell | Dominic Ford-O'Hara |
Andrew Cruickshank | Mr. Justice Duncannon |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Graeme Muir | Producer |