Not every widowed septugenarian is lucky enough to have a daughter willing to give him a home in his declining years. And not every daughter is unlucky enough to have a father as tetchy and awkward as Tommy Butler... Comedy veteran Jimmy Jewel is the retired railway worker sharing a flat with his long-suffering daughter and son-in-law in this highly engaging generation-gap sitcom created by legendary screenwriters Vince Powell and Harry Driver. When his home was demolished Tommy lost all his old friends too - but forged an unlikely new friendship with young tearaway Charlie Harris. However things look set to change on the home front: Brian steps up the campaign to 'recapture' his own home with a plot to get his meddlesome father-in-law married off and Charlie's mum has some far-reaching plans of her own...
Not every widowed septuagenarian is lucky enough to have a daughter who'll give him a home in his declining years. And not every daughter is unlucky enough to have a father as clumsy and obstinate as Tommy Butler... Created by celebrated comedy writers Vince Powell and Harry Driver (Bless This House), this gentle sitcom stars Jimmy Jewel as the former railway worker now sharing a high-rise flat with his long-suffering daughter Vera and son-in-law Brian. When he lost his home to the demolition men, Tommy lost all his old pals - but forged an unlikely alliance with young tearaway Charlie Harris. In this series, Charlie gets into scrapes with a local gang, Tommy's hypochondria reaches fever pitch, the cold war between Tommy and Brian continues, and Tommy resists an attempt to put him in an old folks' home. After all, age is a state of mind... even if some minds are in a right old state!
Not every widowed septuagenarian is lucky enough to have a daughter willing to provide him with a home in his declining years. And not every daughter is unlucky enough to have a father as tetchy and awkward as Tommy Butler...Comedy veteran Jimmy Jewel is retired railway worker Tommy, now sharing a high-rise flat with long-suffering daughter Vera and son-in-law Brian in this warm, touching sitcom created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver (Bless This House).When his former home was demolished, Tommy had to leave all his old friends behind, but he's forged an unlikely friendship with twelve-year-old tearaway Charlie Harris. However, while 'Spring and Autumn' make a marvellously mischievous duo, Tommy realises Charlie is growing up fast - and fishing and football won't hold his interest forever. Is he in danger of losing his young partner in crime?
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