Holding the Fort: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Holding the Fort (1980): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Holding the Fort is a sitcom that aired on ITV for 3 seasons from 1982-1982. The world is about to turn on its head for the Milburns when Russell is made redundant. While he stays at home and looks after baby Emma, his wife, Penny goes back to her old job as an Army Captain.
Series details
- Title: Holding the Fort
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 1980-09-05
- Final broadcast date listed: 1982-08-29
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 23513
- IMDb ID: tt0080229
- TVDB ID: 316782
Cast and credited roles
- Peter Davison — Russell Milburn
- Patricia Hodge — Penny Milburn
- Matthew Kelly — Fitz
- Christopher Benjamin — Colonel Aubrey Sanderson
- Christopher Godwin — Captain Hector Quilley
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1980-09-05; final listed air date 1980-10-17; episode order: 7.
- Season 2: premiered 1981-03-06; final listed air date 1981-04-10; episode order: 6.
- Season 3: premiered 1982-07-18; final listed air date 1982-08-29; episode order: 7.
Source and licence
Adapted from Holding the Fort 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.
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