Don't Forget to Write!
Once a successful playwright, George Maple is now procrastinating, lacking self-confidence and suffering from writer's block. He is seen at home with his supportive wife Mabel, son Wilfred and daughter Kate. They're frequently visited by neighbour Tom Lawrence, a confident, suave and successful playwright, and cleaner Mrs Field.
Cast
George Cole
Gordon Maple
Gwen Watford
Mabel Maple
Francis Matthews
Tom Lawrence
Clare Walker
Kate Maple
Ron Emslie
Wilfred Maple
Renny Lister
Jenny Lawrence
Seasons
E1Lesser Known English Dramatists
Apr 18, 1977
Gordon, looking for any excuse not to continue with his new film script, submits to an interview from an earnest American student.
E2Thundering Hooves
Apr 25, 1977
Gordon attends the filming of his latest screenplay - with which his director, Sandy, is not pleased.
E3The Tasting of the Wine
May 2, 1977
The Maples need to find someone to open the village fête - but who?
E4A Friend in Need
May 9, 1977
Gordon wants an ordinary life as a welder on an oil rig. Jenny leaves Tom, and the Maples are stuck with their 5 awful children.
E5First Night
May 16, 1977
Gordon dreads the opening of his new play.
E6Going Up in the World
May 23, 1977
Gordon is astonished to find that his new play is a hit.
E1Enter Hitler
Jan 18, 1979
Gordon struggles to complete a film script about Adolf Hitler.
E2Exit Goering
Jan 25, 1979
A script conference at Gordon's house. He devises a plot for Mabel to bring him food without having to feed the others.
E3In Place of Our Advertised Programme
Feb 1, 1979
One of Gordon's old plays is to be shown on TV. He tries to hide the fact from everyone else, but watch it secretly himself.
E4The Greening of Gordon
Feb 8, 1979
Gordon finds himself being aggressively pursued by an intense lady agent in search of a new client.
E5Götterdämmerung
Feb 15, 1979
At 3 a.m. a paranoid Gordon decides he has lost his inspiration forever. His family spends a troubled night. Later that morning he makes a bonfire of all his works.
E6We're Going to Maxim's
Feb 22, 1979
With Mabel immobile in a surgical collar, Gordon organizes Christmas dinner.
Storyline
Once a successful playwright, George Maple is now procrastinating, lacking self-confidence and suffering from writer's block. He is seen at home with his supportive wife Mabel, son Wilfred and daughter Kate. They're frequently visited by neighbour Tom Lawrence, a confident, suave and successful playwright, and cleaner Mrs Field.
