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A Bit of a Do: Story, Cast and Series Facts

A Bit of a Do (1989): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Ted Simcock, maker of toasting forks and door knockers and Laurence Rodenhurst, dentist to the snobs of society, both enjoy A Bit of a Do. So too do their wives, relations and assorted friends throughout their North Yorkshire town. But when their children wed who would suspect that their conventional white wedding would be the beginning of a bizarre tangle of love, lust, hypocrisy and jealousy...

Series details

  • Title: A Bit of a Do
  • Format: Scripted
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Comedy
  • Premiere date: 1989-01-13
  • Final broadcast date listed: 1989-12-01
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
  • Network country: United Kingdom
  • Typical episode runtime: 40 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 29906
  • IMDb ID: tt0096546
  • TVDB ID: 78438

Cast and credited roles

  • David Jason — Ted Simcock
  • Gwen Taylor — Rita Simcock
  • Nicola Pagett — Liz Rodenhurst
  • Paul Chapman — Laurence Rodenhurst

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 1989-01-13; final listed air date 1989-02-17; episode order: 6.
  • Season 2: premiered 1989-10-20; final listed air date 1989-12-01; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Bit of a Do on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.

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