A Bit of a Do

Name: A Bit of a Do
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1989-01-13
Rating: 6.273
Cast: David Jason, Gwen Taylor, Nicola Pagett, Stephanie Cole, Michael Jayston

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ComedyDrama

A Bit of a Do is a British comedy drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. The show starred David Jason and was aired on ITV in 1989. It was made for the ITV network by Yorkshire Television. The show was set in a fictional Yorkshire town. Each episode took place at a different social function and followed the changing lives of two families, the working-class Simcocks and the middle-class Rodenhursts, together with their respective friends, Rodney and Betty Sillitoe, and Neville Badger. The series begins with the wedding of Ted and Rita Simcock's son Paul to Laurence and Liz Rodenhurst's daughter Jenny; an event at which Ted and Liz begin an affair. The subsequent fallout from this affair forms the basis for most of the first series.

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StatusEnded

First AiredJanuary 13, 1989

Last AiredDecember 1, 1989

Episode Runtime1sa

Seasons2

Episodes13

TypeScripted

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom, United States

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

northern england middle class yorkshire wedding reception social satire working class divorce social status divorced divorcee divorced woman dentist extramarital affair hypocrisy newlywed

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Last Episode

S2 E7 • 12/1/1989

The Civil Wedding

Rita is happily marrying Geoffrey and is shocked to find that Ted and Sandra are also getting married at the same registry office. Not everybody is happy however, as Jenny has left Elvis to return to Paul and Elvis's only consolation comes when he is propositioned by Liz.