Our House (partially found British sitcom TV series; 1960-1962)

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Status: Partially Found

Our House is a British series that was broadcast on the ITV channel from 1960 to 1962. Our Home was created by Norman Hudis, who was also the show's lead writer. The program was produced by Ernest Maxin. The episodes were filmed in front of an audience live at Teddington Studios. The theme music was composed by Maxin and performed by Johnny Gregory.

Plot

Nine people - two couples and five individuals - find themselves at an estate agents in desperate need of a place to live. Since no one has the right amount of money, they decide to collect it and buy one large house together. Georgina is a librarian who is forced to keep quiet at work but is noisy at home. Simon is a lovable loner who works in the local council tariff office, while Daisy quickly moves from one job to the next. ordon is a law student and Herbert is a shy clerk at one bank. Captain Illiffe is a retired Navy captain and his wife is a violinist. Stephen and Marcia Hatton are newlyweds.

Episodes

Series 1

#	Episode Title	Air Date	Status
1	Moving In	11 September 1960	Lost
2	Simply Simom	18 September 1960	Found
3	A Thin Time	25 September 1960	Found
4	The Man Who Knew Nothing	2 October 1960	Lost
5	Annie Does Live Here	9 October 1960	Lost
6	Surprise for Stephen	16 October 1960	Lost
7	All in a Good Cause	23 October 1960	Lost
8	To Please Louise	31 October 1960	Lost
9	Speechless	6 November 1960	Lost
10	Day-Time	13 November 1960	Lost
11	Love to Georgina	20 November 1960	Found
12	Things of the Past	27 November 1960	Lost
13	And Then There Was One	4 December 1960	Lost

Series Two

#	Episode Title	Air Date	Status
1	Not for Sale	16 September 1961	Lost
2	Vote for Georgina	30 September 1961	Lost
3	A Quiet Time	14 October 1961	Lost
4	Revolution in Walthamstow	28 October 1961	Lost
5	Best Man	11 November 1961	Lost
6	Battle of the Borough	25 November 1961	Lost
7	Knocko	9 December 1961	Lost
8	Willow the Winger	16 December 1961	Lost
9	Complications of the Season	23 December 1961	Lost
10	Treble Mischance	30 December 1961	Lost
11	Where is Everybody?	6 January 1962	Lost
12	Riviera Incident	13 January 1962	Lost
13	Georgina Goes to Press	20 January 1962	Lost
14	Simon Comes to Stay	27 January 1962	Lost
15	Hobbies Galore	3 February 1962	Lost
16	There's No Business Like...	10 February 1962	Lost
17	Off the Rails	17 February 1962	Lost
18	The Tooth Will Out!	24 February 1962	Lost
19	Economy Wave	3 March 1962	Lost
20	Horse Power	10 March 1962	Lost
21	Uncle Silas	17 March 1962	Lost
22	The Den of Vice	24 March 1962	Lost
23	First Night	31 March 1962	Lost
24	Safari	7 April 1962	Lost
25	Oh, Julie!	14 April 1962	Lost
26	Talking Shop	21 April 1962	Lost

Availability

Of a total of 39 episodes, only three have survived in the archives. These are it: "Simply Simon, A Thin Time and Love to Georgina, all from the first series.

Three surviving episodes of Our House were released on DVD on 16 July 2012.

External link

• British Comedy Guide - Our HouseRetrieved 30 Aug' 20