With the addition of a jaunty signature tune - 'Bell Hop' by John Shakespeare - the programme became the quintessential suburban sitcom. They had previously appeared together as Terry and June Penfold in Happy Ever After but, when co-creator John Chapman ended the series, the BBC moved the characters to Purley, gave them a new surname, and renamed the sitcom Terry and June. In a continuity error his surname is sometimes referred to as Laurence instead of Harris. The chemistry between Whitfield and Scott ensured the success of the series, even though very little ever happened. BBC Comedy, however, were unwilling to end a popular show, and so brought in fresh new writers. Terry can be headstrong and determined, but often as a result of his childlike enthusiasm getting the better of him, and his plans and schemes normally end in disaster. He is so obsessive about every detail of everything he does, he ... See full summary », Ria, a happily married suburban housewife, reaches the age where she feels as if life is passing her by. They meet the neighbours and Terry ends up in hospital after a bump on the head. In 2004, it came 73rd in Britain's Best Sitcom, jointly with Happy Ever After. Terry's nephew, Alan Medford, pays occasional visits where he always causes some form of trouble. Add the first question. Their friends, Terry's co-worker Malcolm (initially played by Bergerac's Terence Alexander) and wife Beattie were charming and helpful. 6-1 : 15 Feb 83: Strictly Off the Record: 35. When June's new cleaning lady, nosey Mrs. Bunce, hears her talking to her daughter Wendy, who is pregnant, Mrs. Bunce's gossip leads to people believing that it is June who is in the family way. Terry and June Medford are a middle aged couple who find the trials of life more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily lives. 6-6 : 22 Mar 83: Thanks for the Memory : Season 7 : 40. Read about our approach to external linking. The characteristics of Terry and June remained largely similar. With such a bland set-up, the chief speck of grit with which the writers attempted to make comic pearls was Terry's constant desire to impress his boss Sir Dennis (Reginald Marsh) and win a job on "the top floor". The theme tune was also used for the radio series Never Too Late which starred Dame Thora Hird and Joe Gladwin and ran for two series (1981 and 1982). [1] On 7 May 1974, a Comedy Playhouse pilot called "Happy Ever After" aired on BBC1 with Scott and Whitfield playing Terry and June Fletcher, a middle-class couple whose grown-up children have just left home. Arkwright's ... See full summary ». Terry and June become trapped in a church belfry and no one can hear their cries for help.
Terry's nerves get the better of him before his annual sales conference. (1979–1987).
Terry persuades the vicar to let him run the local charity auction. The BBC is reporting that Whitfield died on Friday night at 93. Terry and June is a BBC television sitcom, which was broadcast on BBC1 from 1979 to 1987.
Looking for something to watch? Due to a series of misunderstandings, Sir Dennis, Miss Fennell and Malcolm and Beattie all believe, erroneously, that Terry and June have invited them for Christmas dinner and turn up at the house. Terry and June Medford are a middle aged couple who find the trials of life more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily lives. Terry works for "Playsafe Fire Extinguishers and Appliances", and his boss is Malcolm Harris. Christmas with Terry and June : Season 6 : 34. Between them the two series managed a 13-year run from 1974 to 1987. Terry Scott and June Whitfield appeared as Terry and June Medford on 24 October 1979, in the first episode of Terry and June. Better times in England compared to today. Legal complications meant that the name and setting had to change, and so on 24 October 1979, Terry and June was born.[1]. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Me and June have come for a holiday in Switzerland and wouldn’t you credit it, the bloody government have put it on the at risk list so we have to quarantine for 2 weeks when we get back to UK, might as well see the funny side though so here we are laughing at a small child who hit a tree after bombing down the nursery slope, stay alert love terry x The Complete Collection 10 disc boxset DVD Region 2 has also been released on 23 October 2017.