In Loving Memory: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In Loving Memory is a British period sitcom set in an undertakers business that starred Thora Hird and Christopher Beeny. It ran from 21 May 1979 – 27 March 1986. The year is 1929 and in the opening episode Jeremiah Unsworth (Freddie Jones), the proprietor of the undertakers, dies. This leaves his widow Ivy (Thora Hird) and gormless nephew Billy (Christopher Beeny) to take over the business.

Series details

• Title: In Loving Memory
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1979-05-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-03-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10315
• IMDb ID: tt0063913
• TVDB ID: 71837

Cast and credited roles

• Thora Hird — Ivy Unsworth
• Christopher Beeny — Billy Henshaw
• Colin Farrell — Ernie Hadfield
• Sherrie Hewson — Mary Henshaw

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-05-21; final listed air date 1979-07-02; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1980-10-27; final listed air date 1980-12-08; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 1982-10-12; final listed air date 1982-12-24; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 1983-11-28; final listed air date 1984-02-06; episode order: 7.
• Season 5: premiered 1986-02-13; final listed air date 1986-03-27; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from In Loving Memory 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.