Beggar My Neighbour: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Rose and Lana are sisters, both married and living next door to each other in Lankworthy Road, Muswell Hill - a London suburb. Gerald Garvey is an underpaid, middle-class executive who has a snobbish attitude, but he and Rose don't have the income to back it up. Harry Butt, on the other hand, is an affluent, working-class fitter, and he and Lana never miss the chance to show off their luxury goods and lifestyle in front of their poorer relatives.

Series details

• Title: Beggar My Neighbour
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1967-03-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 1968-03-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 77956
• IMDb ID: tt0061236

Cast and credited roles

• Reg Varney — Harry Butt
• Pat Coombs — Lana Butt
• June Whitfield — Rose Garvey
• Peter Jones — Gerald Garvey
• Desmond Walter-Ellis — Gerald Garvey

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1967-03-13; final listed air date 1967-05-01; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1967-07-02; final listed air date 1967-08-06; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1968-01-30; final listed air date 1968-03-26; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Beggar My Neighbour 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.