Brush Strokes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jacko (Karl Howman) is a painter and decorator with an eye for the ladies. He works with Eric (Mike Walling), who's married to his sister Jean (Nicky Croydon). The painting and decorating firm they work for is owned by Lionel Bainbridge (Gary Waldhorn). Other characters include Lionel's wife, Veronica (Elizabeth Counsell), his daughter Lelsey (Kim Thomson, later Erika Hoffman) and wine bar owner Elmo Putney (Howard Lew Lewis).

Series details

• Title: Brush Strokes
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1986-09-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-04-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8744
• IMDb ID: tt0090404
• TVDB ID: 73967

Cast and credited roles

• Karl Howman — Jacko
• Mike Walling — Eric
• Jackie Lye — Sandra
• Howard Lew Lewis — Elmo
• Elizabeth Counsell — Veronica

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-09-01; final listed air date 1986-11-24; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1987-10-12; final listed air date 1987-11-23; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 1988-11-28; final listed air date 1989-01-16; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1990-02-22; final listed air date 1990-03-29; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 1991-02-17; final listed air date 1991-04-07; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Brush Strokes 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.