Honey for Tea: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

On the death of her husband Harry, a Los Angeles businessman, American Nancy Belasco and her son Jake are insolvent. Much of his money is invested in St Maud's College at Cambridge University, a university he loved. So Nancy, who was born in Cambridge as the child of a GI bride, and Jake decide to go and live in Cambridge. Using her late husband's clout, Nancy gets a job as an assistant bursar, persuading the Master of the College, Sir Dickie Hobhouse, to admit Jake on a sports scholarship. This leads to clashes between Nancy and Professor Simon Latimer, who knows Jake doesn't have the academic prowess to warrant his place. Meanwhile, in a culture clash romance, Jake becomes involved with the aristocratic Hon. Lucy Courtney.

Series details

• Title: Honey for Tea
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1994-03-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-04-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 44189
• IMDb ID: tt0108806
• TVDB ID: 342879

Cast and credited roles

• Felicity Kendal — Nancy Belasco
• Alan David — Dr. Basil Quinn
• Caroline Harker — Lucy Courtney
• Nigel Le Vaillant — Prof. Simon Latimer
• Patrick McCollough — Jake Belasco
• Leslie Phillips — Sir Dickie Hobhouse
• Crispin Bonham-Carter — Charlie Chadwick

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-03-13; final listed air date 1994-04-24; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Honey for Tea 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.