Beryl's Lot: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Beryl's Lot was a British comedy drama that aired on ITV between 1973-1977. about a woman approaching middle-age and embarking on a programme of personal development.

The series focused on Beryl Humphries, a Battersea milkman's wife and mother of three, who decided as her 40th birthday approached that she needed to broaden her horizons, which she accomplished by enrolling on a philosophy course at night school. The series dealt with how Beryl's new ideas, attitudes and outlook affected her family, friends and neighbours.

Series details

• Title: Beryl's Lot
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1973-11-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1977-06-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14749
• IMDb ID: tt0069560

Cast and credited roles

• Carmel McSharry — Beryl Humphries
• Annie Leake — Wully Harris
• Tony Caunter — Trevor Tonks
• Norman Mitchell — Charlie Mills
• Barbara Mitchell — Vi Tonks
• Johnny Shannon — Wacky Waters
• Robin Askwith — Fred Pickering

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1973-11-01; final listed air date 1974-01-31; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1975-09-26; final listed air date 1975-12-19; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1976-12-31; final listed air date 1977-06-24; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Beryl's Lot 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.