

Mrs Thursday
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.
Cast
Seasons & Episodes
E1A Ride in a Rolls Royce
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
May 24, 1966
A boutique runs into financial difficulties, and Mrs Thursday decides to offer help.
E12The Sitting Tenant
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
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.
E1Episode 1
E2Episode 2
Jan 3, 1967
E3The Train from Dunrich Station
Jan 10, 1967
E4Episode 4
Jan 17, 1967
E5When My Boy Comes Home
Jan 24, 1967
E6Only Washing and Babies
Jan 31, 1967
E7We Don't Pay London Prices
Feb 6, 1967
E8The Answer Is a Lemon
Feb 13, 1967
E9Episode 9
Feb 20, 1967
E10Up the Garden Path
Feb 27, 1967
E11The Old School Tie Up
Mar 6, 1967
E12A Matter of Time
Mar 13, 1967
E13Charity Begins at the Ball
Mar 20, 1967
E1Episode 1
E2Episode 2
E3Episode 3
E4Episode 4
E5Two of a Kind
Nov 2, 1967
E6A Genuine Moorish Momento
Nov 9, 1967
E7Spring Time for Hunter
Nov 16, 1967
E8Alice Is at It Again
Nov 24, 1967
E9In the Sea Air
Dec 1, 1967
E10A Question of Being Entitled
Dec 8, 1967
E11Everything in Concert
Dec 15, 1967
E12We Bid You All Goodbye
Dec 22, 1967
Storyline
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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