Terry and June

By the time the sticom Terry and June was written there has already been six series of Happy Ever After, essentially the same show, but with a different writer, and a messy end off screen if not on, where there were legal wranglings. This came about because the show was popular, and the BBC, never one to relinquish something the audience want, differed in their views with John Chapman who had written HEA and who thought it had come to the end of its natural life. A change of surname, location, and some minor tinkering with the set-up and cast, and Terry and June was born, but to all intents and purposes, it was the same show.

Long before Happy Ever After, Terry Scott and June Whitfield had worked together (on Scott On...), but it was through the 6 series of HEA and 9 of Terry and June that they became associated as a husband and wife team, even though they weren't. In the first episode of Terry and June we meet the Medfords as they move into their new home in Purley, South East London. Here we are reacquainted with Terry, who seemingly in control, definitely isn't and whose childish stubborness generally leads to the mishaps and complications of suburban life that make up each episode of the show, and June, who doesn't seem to be phased by any of the outlandish situations she finds herself and takes them, and Terry, in her stride.

This sitcom is very easy to watch, and regularly received audiences in excess of 10 million, but suffered, like so many of the other comfortable and cosy comedies of the 80s, from the rise of alternative comedy, and a new critical voice that went hand in glove with the movement. The show finally came to a close in 1987 after 9 series, but now 2|entertain have begun releasing it on DVD. The first three volumes, each containing all 6 episodes from the series is now available priced just £15.99. Series 4 is also now available for pre-order on Amazon using the links to the right.

:: Series 1

Long Weekend24.10.79
On The Move31.10.79
Flying Carpets7.11.79
A Bridge Too Far14.11.79
Writing On The Wall21.11.79
Animal Crackers28.11.79

:: Series 2

To Catch A Thief5.9.80
Words Of Love12.9.80
Uncle Terry, Auntie June19.9.80
Disco Fever26.9.80
Workers Unite3.10.80
Only Two Can Play10.10.80

:: Special

The Christmas Show23.12.80

:: Series 3

The Lawnmower13.11.81
Stars On Sunday20.11.81
It's A Knockout27.11.81
Friends And Neighbours4.12.81
The Chaotic Peaceful Weekend11.12.81
In Sickness And In Health18.12.81

:: Special

Christmas28.12.81

:: Series 4

The Raffle Prize5.1.82
Snookered12.1.82
The Tent19.1.82
The Cowering Inferno26.1.82
The Auction2.2.82
Something To Get Alarmed About9.2.82

:: Series 5

The Election19.10.82
The Golfing Weekend26.10.82
Noise2.11.82
What's Your Handle?9.11.82
Playing Pool16.11.82
The Great Bingo Swindle23.11.82

:: Special

Christmas With Terry And June24.12.82

:: Series 6

Strictly Off The Record15.2.83
Wine Tasting22.2.83
A Day In Boulogne1 Mar 83
Strictly For The Birds8 Mar 83
Tea And No Sympathy15 Mar 83
Thanks For The Memory22 Mar 83

:: Series 7

Photo Finish31.10.83
One Little Pig7.11.83
In The Navy14.11.83
Too Many Cooks21.11.83
Pardon My Dust28.11.83
The Artistic Touch5.12.83

:: Series 8

Many A Slip7.9.85
Unfaithfully Yours14.9.85
One Arabian Night21.9.85
New Doors For Old28.9.85
Death Of A Salesman5.10.85
A Question Of Property12.10.85
Terry In Court19.10.85
The Sporting Life26.10.85
The Dish2.11.85
Ill Met By Moonlight9.11.85
Mistaken Identity16.11.85
Lover, Come Back To Me23.11.85

:: Special

Pantomania24.12.85

:: Series 9

Age Before Beauty20.7.87
Technology27.7.87
No Title3.8.87
No Title10.8.87
No Title17.8.87
Of Human Bondage24.8.87
The Family Way31.8.87

Please note: These titles are taken from various sources and/or have been attributed after watching episodes as the Radio Times does not list individual titles per show.









Page written and researched by Steve Arnold © 2005