Ever Decreasing Circles: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Martin Bryce lives in a cul de sac in a quiet suburban area. He is the chairman of every club committee going and believes himself to be the pivotal member of the community. The stability of Martin's life is disturbed when Paul moves in next door. He has the poise, looks and self-confidence to dent Martin's self-imposed rule of 'the Close'. His wife, Ann, has tolerated his compulsive behaviour as she knows he is a good man at heart, but Paul is somebody who will test her loyalty to Martin in more ways than one.

Series details

• Title: Ever Decreasing Circles
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1984-01-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-12-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8388
• IMDb ID: tt0086708
• TVDB ID: 70408

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Briers — Martin Bryce
• Penelope Wilton — Ann Bryce
• Peter Egan — Paul Ryman
• Stanley Lebor — Howard Hughes
• Geraldine Newman — Hilda Hughes

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-01-29; final listed air date 1984-02-26.
• Season 2: premiered 1984-10-21; final listed air date 1984-12-23.
• Season 3: premiered 1986-08-31; final listed air date 1986-10-05.
• Season 4: premiered 1987-10-25; final listed air date 1989-12-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ever Decreasing Circles 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.