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Mrs Thursday

5.0(1)
First Aired:March 15, 1966
Seasons:3 seasons
Episodes:38
Status:Ended

Mrs Thursday is a British comedy-drama produced by Associated Television, devised by Lord Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal. It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockney cleaning lady who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a multinational company upon the death of her employer. Hugh Manning played Richard Hunter, is Mrs Thursday's butler, business adviser and confidant.

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Seasons & Episodes

E1A Ride in a Rolls Royce

45m

Mar 15, 1966

Mrs Thursday has barely had time to register the news that she's inherited control of Dunrich Industries when a shrewd executive tries to talk her into signing away her position on the board of directors. Suave, cultured aide Richard Hunter comes to her rescue - and who better to become her business adviser?

E2Call Me Madam

45m

Mar 22, 1966

Mrs Thursday experiences her first day as the head of the Dunrich Group. A clash with the directors ensures when her choice of a suitable memorial for George is put before the board.

E3Family Reunion

45m

Mar 29, 1966

The family have heard of Mrs Thursday's astonishing good fortune and they descend upon her, one after another.

E4Thursday's Child

45m

Apr 5, 1966

When a small hamper is sent to Mrs Thursday in a wicker hamper, Hunter and Sir Charles worry about the legality of the consequences.

E5Honesty Is the Best Policy

45m

Apr 12, 1966

In a fit of nostalgia, Mrs Thursday slips out one night to play bingo. There, she meets Mr Budge - who becomes somewhat of a problem to her and to Hunter.

E6The Girl from Fuller Street

45m

Apr 19, 1966

Mrs Thursday goes to Fuller Street to try to discover why her old friend Sylvie Summers has written her an abusive letter; and Hunter proves his worth as Mrs Thursday's financial adviser.

E7The Canvas Jungle

45m

Apr 26, 1966

Liston, a young artist, overwhelms Mrs Thursday and demands to be her artistic advisor. Against her will she agrees, deciding to prove whether he is a painter of merit or not.

E8You Don't Have to Book Buckingham Palace

45m

May 3, 1966

Mrs Thursday tries to have a holiday with some old friends she has not seen for a while, but they are not treating her the same since her new found wealth.

E9The Snows of Yesteryear

45m

May 10, 1966

Mrs Thursday sets out to investigate why a young typist in Dunrich House has fallen foul of a newly appointed personnel lady, Judith Bonamy.

E10Hunter's Moon

45m

May 17, 1966

Hunter very nearly runs himself into marriage when he embarks on a property deal on his own account.

E11The Full Dress Affair

45m

May 24, 1966

A boutique runs into financial difficulties, and Mrs Thursday decides to offer help.

E12The Sitting Tenant

45m

May 31, 1966

Mrs Thursday tries to persuade colonel Crichton to move from his house, due for demolition immediately, on a site owned by the Dunrich Group; the colonel refuses to budge.

E13Margate Comes But Once a Year

45m

Jun 7, 1966

Mrs Thursday finds that it's too late to go on the annual outing to Margate with her friends from Fuller Street. She decides to fly to Le Touquet instead.

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Mrs Thursday is a British comedy-drama produced by Associated Television, devised by Lord Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal. It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockney cleaning lady who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a multinational company upon the death of her employer. Hugh Manning played Richard Hunter, is Mrs Thursday's butler, business adviser and confidant.

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