Brothers in Law

Last Edited: 27-Sep-2012 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

Three series.

Some content derived from Ian Beard and from the Radio Times for 1970-1972. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_in_Law_%28TV_series%29

History:

1. 1955 Henry Cecil publishes the book Brothers in Law
2. 1957 The film Brothers in Law (Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael, and Terry Thomas)
3. 1962 The BBC produces the TV series Brothers in Law in 13 episodes. Richard Waring, Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, June Barry starred. Scripts were written by Muir/Norden (6), Richard Waring (5), Myles Rudge (1) and David Climie (1).
4. 1970 The BBC produces Radio series 1 in 13 episodes adapting the TV scripts to radio (adaptations by Richard Waring). Produced by David Hatch.
5. 1971 The BBC produces Radio series 2 with 13 new scripts written by Henry Cecil and Basil Dawson. Produced by David Hatch or Simon Brett (episodes 11 and 12).
6. 1973 The third and final radio series is broadcast, consisting of 13 new scripts written by Cecil and Dawson or just Cecil alone (episodes 7, 9 and 10). Produced by Trafford Whitelock.

It is claimed that all three seasons were distributed by the BBC Transcription Service. All monophonic recordings are off-air and exhibit hiss and reduced sound quality.

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Date	Episode	Title	Cast	Parameters
09-Jun-1970	1-1	The First Brief	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, Kenneth Connor, John Le Mesurier, Malcolm Hayes, Frederick Trease Frank Muir and Denis Norden, Richard Waring David Hatch	27:06, 12705, M
16-Jun-1970	1-2	The Expert Witness	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, Richard Caldicot, John Le Mesurier, John Breslin, Robert Dorning, Malcolm Hayes, Clifford Norgate, Frederick Trease Frank Muir and Denis Norden, Richard Waring David Hatch	26:37, 12483, M
23-Jun-1970	1-3	Breach of Contract	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, Aimi Macdonald, Richard Wattis, Jean Anderson, Anne Wayne, John Bentley Richard Waring David Hatch	30:37, 10771, M
30-Jun-1970	1-4	Judgment Summons	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, Farley Walters, John Junkin, Denise Coffey, Patricia Gallimore, Alan Barrie, John Gabriel, Malcolm Hayes Richard Waring David Hatch	29:19, 10309, M
07-Jun-1970	1-5	Counsel’s Opinion	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, Frances Bennett, Betty Cooper, Patricia Gallimore, Malcolm Hayes Richard Waring David Hatch	29:08, 10249, M
14-Jun-1970	1-6	Special Damages	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, Patrick Cargill, James Beck, Basil Dignam, Alan Barrie, Malcolm Hayes, Frederick Trease Frank Muir and Denis Norden, Richard Waring David Hatch	30:19, 10662, M
21-Jun-1970	1-7	Separation Order	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, Frank Thornton, Liz Fraser, James Beck, Blake Butler, Alan Barrie, Malcolm Hayes Frank Muir and Denis Norden, Richard Waring David Hatch	27:56, 9645, M
28-Jun-1970	1-8	Reasonable Doubt	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, Peter Jones, Sam Kidd, Malcolm Hayes Richard Waring David Hatch	29:20, 10319, M
04-Aug-1970	1-9	With Use of Bath	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, Deryck Guyler, Nicholas Phipps, Jo Kendall, Patsy Rowlands, Robert Dorning, Malcolm Hayes Myles Rudge, Richard Waring David Hatch	29:32, 10388, M
11-Aug-1970	1-10	Without Due Care	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, Jon Pertwee, Denis Ramsden, Sonya Fraser, John Brining, Lesley Heritage Richard Waring David Hatch	29:59, 10547, M
18-Aug-1970	1-11	Solicitor’s Instructions	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, James Hayter, Geoffrey Sumner, Alan Barrie, Ronald Forfar, John Gabriel, Lesley Heritag David Climie, Richard Waring David Hatch	27:59, 9841, M
25-Aug-1970	1-12	Special Examiner	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, Fenella Fielding, Terence Alexander, Carol Marsh, Gerald Cross, Ronald Forfar Frank Muir and Denis Norden, Richard Waring David Hatch	31:07, 10943, M
01-Sep-1970	1-13	Counsel for the Prosecution	Richard Briers, Richard Waring, John Glyn-Jones, Anne Davis, Andrew Cruikshank, Roy Kinnear, Jean Anderson, Jon Baker, Alan Barrie, Hector Ross, Frederick Trease Frank Muir and Denis Norden, Richard Waring David Hatch	29:00, 10198, M
13-Jul-1971	2-1	Look It Up	Richard Briers, Terence Alexander, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Ronald Adam, Arthur Mullard, Sean Arnold, Douglas Blackwell, Patrick Towle Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson David Hatch	27:25, 25710, s
20-Jul-1971 BBC R7	2-2	Tell ‘em the Tale	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Sean Arnold, Douglas Blackwell, Patrick Towle Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson David Hatch	28:56, 27126, s
27-Jul-1971 BBC R7	2-3	Statistics	Richard Briers, Terence Alexander, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, John Le Mesurier, Richard Wattis, Malcolm Hayes, Michael Kilgarriff Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson David Hatch	28:49, 27020, s
03-Aug-1971 BBC R7	2-4	In and Out	Richard Briers, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Basil Dignam, James Beck, William Fox, Leslie Heritage, Michael Kilgarriff Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson David Hatch	29:04, 27260, s
10-Aug-1971 BBC R7	2-5	Polite Notice	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, David Jason, Gerald Cross, Sean Arnold, Douglas Blackwell Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson David Hatch	28:50, 27044, s
17-Aug-1971 BBC R7	2-6	Circling the Square	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Robert Dorning, Bill Wallis, Douglas Blackwell Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson David Hatch	28:45, 26956, s
24-Aug-1971 BBC R7	2-7	In Reverse	Richard Briers, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Blake Butler, Nigel Pegram, Andrew Cruikshank, Gerald Cross, William Fox, Garard Green, Peter Tuddenham Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson David Hatch	28:59, 27176, s
31-Aug-1971 BBC R7	2-8	But…	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Brian Oulton, William Fox, Garard Green, Peter Tuddenham Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson David Hatch	29:31, 26749, s
07-Sep-1971 BBC R7	2-9	Disqualified	Richard Briers, Julia Lockwood, John Barron, Peter Jones, Garard Green, John Ruddock Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson David Hatch	28:56, 27134, s
14-Sep-1971 BBC R7	2-10	One Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy-One	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Blake Butler, James Hayter, Garard Green, John Ruddock Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson David Hatch	28:55, 27116, s
21-Sep-1971 BBC R7	2-11	A Jewel of a Husband	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Jean Anderson, Barbara Windsor, Frank Thornton, John Bufell, Peter Tuddenham Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson Simon Brett	28:40, 26882, s
28-Sep-1971 BBC R7	2-12	Keeping It Warm	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Jean Anderson, Norman Bird, John Gabriel, Francis de Wolff, Peter Tuddenham Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson Simon Brett	29:04, 27252, s
05-Oct-1971	2-13	Brief Offer	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Jean Anderson, Denis Ramsden, Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson David Hatch	29:34, 10397, M
24-Apr-1972	3-1	Deaf Aid	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Jean Anderson, Denis Ramsden, Blake Butler, John Baddiley, Manning Wilson, Martin Friend, Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson Trafford Whitelock	29:35, 10405, M
01-May-1972	3-2	One Double or Two Singles	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Jean Anderson, Blake Butler, Douglas Blackwell, Garard Green, Olwyn Griffiths, Jo Kendall, Alec Breganzi, Nigel Anthony Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson Trafford Whitelock	30:11, 10619, M
08-May-1972	3-3	Menaces	Richard Briers, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Sam Kidd, Felix Belton, Alec Breganzi, Douglas Blackwell, Nigel Anthony Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson Trafford Whitelock	29:43, 10453, M
15-May-1972	3-4	Obstruction	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Denis Ramsden, Joan Sims, Simon Merrick, Garard Green, Martin Friend Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson Trafford Whitelock	29:02, 10213, M
22-May-1972	3-5	Assault	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Denis Ramsden, Joan Sims, Simon Merrick, Gerald Cross, Martin Friend Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson Trafford Whitelock	29:07, 10243, M
29-May-1972	3-6	Manipulation	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Jean Anderson, Blake Butler, Alan Curtis, Edward Kelsey, William Fox, John Sampson, John Rowe Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson Trafford Whitelock	29:22, 10329, M
05-Jun-1972	3-7	And So On	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Noel Howlett, Paul Witson-Jones, John Rutland, William Fox, Edward Kelsey, Olwyn Griffiths, John Sampson Henry Cecil, Trafford Whitelock	29:57, 10537, M
12-Jun-1972	3-8	Good Husband and Father	Richard Briers, Julia Lockwood, Jean Anderson, Denis Ramsden, James Hayter, Harold Bowens, Martin Friend, Manning Wilson Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson Trafford Whitelock	29:44, 10456, M
19-Jun-1972	3-9	Faults on Both Sides	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Michael Hordern, Alexandra Dane, Martin Friend, Eva Stuart Henry Cecil, Trafford Whitelock	30:49, 10840, M station cross-talk
26-Jun-1972	3-10	What Do You Do?	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Bridget Armstrong, Alfie Bass, Geoffrey Sumner, Amanda Rice, Felix Belton Henry Cecil, Trafford Whitelock	30:24, 10691, M station cross-talk
03-Jul-1972	3-11	Crabtree Disease	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Bridget Armstrong, Jean Anderson, John Le Mesurier, Henry McGee Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson Trafford Whitelock	30:07, 10595, M
10-Jul-1972	3-12	A Piece of Cake	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Bridget Armstrong, Jean Anderson, Robin Hunter, Francis Deball Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson Trafford Whitelock	30:23, 10689, M
17-Jul-1972	3-13	Alibi	Richard Briers, John Glyn-Jones, Julia Lockwood, Bridget Armstrong, Arthur Mullard, Eva Haddon, Gerald Cross Henry Cecil, Basil Dawson Trafford Whitelock	31:04, 10926, M

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