Abigail and Roger

infobox television
show_name = Abigail and Roger


caption =
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 20 minutes
creator =
starring = Julie Webb
David Drummond
Rosina Enright
John Stone
Grace Denbigh-Russell
country = United Kingdom
network = BBC Television Service
first_aired = 4 July
last_aired = 29 August 1956
num_episodes = 9
imdb_id = 0379079

"Abigail and Roger" was a British sitcom that aired on the BBC Television Service in 1956. It was written by Kelvin Sheldon. Filmed in black-and-white, all nine episodes of "Abigail and Roger" are thought to have been destroyed.

The programme saw Julie Webb and David Drummond play Abigail and Roger, an engaged couple living in London bedsits.

Cast

*Julie Webb - Abigail
*David Drummond - Roger
*Rosina Enright - Shirl
*John Stone - Clive
*Grace Denbigh-Russell - Mrs Moloch

Plot

Abigail and Roger are an engaged couple living separately in bedsits in London. Abigail was a shorthand typist, who was outspoken and very capable domestically, she could mend a fuse, cook, drive etc. Roger worked in the City and was into keeping fit and planning for their future. Much of the humour arose from the different attitudes to life, and their interest in the attractions of London.

Episodes

#Episode One (4 July 1956)
#Episode Two (11 July 1956)
#Episode Three (18 July 1956)
#Episode Four (25 July 1956)
#Episode Five (1 August 1956)
#Episode Six (8 August 1956)
#Episode Seven (15 August 1956)
#Episode Eight (22 August 1956)
#Episode Nine (29 August 1956)

The show was originally meant to run for thirteen weeks, as a summer replacement for the soap opera "The Grove Family", but in fact only ran for nine weeks.

References

*Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
* [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/abigail/index.html British TV Comedy Guide for "Abigail And Roger"]