CTVA - The Classic TV Archive - UK
The Bed-Sit Girl (BBC TV)(1965-66)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Tom Alger
references:
Melbourne, Australia newspaper "The Age"
Radio Times / British Film Institute
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
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THE BED-SIT GIRL
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BBC Television Production
Produced by: Duncan Wood (Series 1), Graeme Muir (Series 2)
Written by: Ronald Wolfe, Ronald Chesney
UK Situation Comedy 1965-66 12 episodes x 30min (2 series) (black-and-white videotape)
Starring:
Sheila Hancock as Sheila
Dilys Laye as Dilys (Series 1)
Derek Nimmo as David (Series 2)
Hy Hazell as Liz (Series 2)
Premise:
Sheila (Sheila Hancock) is a typist who lives in a bed-sit in London.
She's not entirely happy with her life and dreams of having a more 'glamorous' job like her
neighbour Dilys (Dilys Laye), who works as an air hostess.
In the second series, Dilys has moved on. Sheila's friend Liz (Hy Hazell) and new neighbour
David (Derek Nimmo) become the other main characters.
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BBC 1 Television Tuesdays 8:00-8:25pm
1.01 [--] The Bed-Sit Girl: THE ITALIAN PILOT
13-Apr-1965 BBC 1
02-Mar-1966 Wed. ABV-2, Melbourne, Australia
Synopsis:
Aided by advice from a rather dubious book, Sheila succeeds in capturing an Italian pilot at the air crew club. [TA]
1.02 [--] The Bed-Sit Girl: THE DRESS
20-April-1965 BBC 1
09-Mar-1966 Wed. ABV-2, Melbourne, Australia
Synopsis:
Sheila decides to wear her latest tight dress on a date. [TA]
1.03 [--] The Bed-Sit Girl: THE MEDICAL STUDENT
27-Apr-1965 BBC 1
16-Mar-1966 Wed. ABV-2, Melbourne, Australia
Synopsis:
A handsome medical student moves into the neighboring bedsitter, and Sheila lays plans to trap him. [TA]
1.04 [--] The Bed-Sit Girl: THE LAST HALF INCH
4-May-1965 BBC 1
23-Mar-1966 Wed. ABV-2, Melbourne, Australia
Synopsis:
Sheila decides to be a fashion model, but decides that she will have to lose weight to achieve her goal. [TA]
1.05 [--] The Bed-Sit Girl: THE AIR HOSTESS
11-May-1965 BBC 1
30-Mar-1966 Wed. ABV-2, Melbourne, Australia
Synopsis:
Sheila applies for a job as an air hostess and is rejected. Undeterred she persuades Dilys
to give her a trip taking the place of a hostess who is ill. [TA]
1.06 [--] The Bed-Sit Girl: THE BREAKFAST
18-May-1965 BBC 1
6-Apr-1966 Wed. ABV-2, Melbourne, Australia
Synopsis:
Sheila does not have breakfast before settonh out for an early interview and finds that this has an
adverse effect on her. [TA]
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BBC 1 Television Mondays 7:30-8:00pm
2.01 [--] The Bed-Sit Girl: THE LIST (18 April 1966)
2.02 [--] The Bed-Sit Girl: Episode Two (25 April 1966)
2.03 [--] The Bed-Sit Girl: Episode Three (2 May 1966)
2.04 [--] The Bed-Sit Girl: Episode Four (9 May 1966)
2.05 [--] The Bed-Sit Girl: Episode Five (16 May 1966)
2.06 [--] The Bed-Sit Girl: Episode Six (23 May 1966)
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