A Kind of Living: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A late '80s British comedy about a married couple, Trevor and Carol Beasley. The series starts with the move of the Beasley's to London from Bolton, so that Trevor can assume the position of Head of English at a London school. Meanwhile, Carol is left at their new London dwelling to take care of their six-month old infant. Carol would prefer to work and resents Trevor. Meanwhile, Trevor has a good new job and is able to resume an old childhood friendship with Brian Thompson.

Series details

• Title: A Kind of Living
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1988-02-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-06-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 47999
• IMDb ID: tt0282308
• TVDB ID: 270375

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Griffiths — Trevor Beasley
• Tim Healy — Brian Thompson
• Frances de la Tour — Carol Beasley
• Anita Carey — Linda
• Christopher Rothwell — Og
• C.J. Allen — Ken Dixon

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-02-19; final listed air date 1988-03-25; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1988-11-11; final listed air date 1988-12-23; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 1990-03-25; final listed air date 1990-06-17; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Kind of Living 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.