Is It Legal?: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A British comedy series following the misadventures of a small law firm. The staff includes such characters as the young and eager bumbler Colin, the old and timid bumbler Bob and the stern and unsympathetic office commander Stella. Leading this gang is the completely incompetent Dick Spackman, who breezes through life unaware that his employees can barely handle their own affairs, let alone their clients'.

Series details

• Title: Is It Legal?
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1995-09-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-12-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27181
• IMDb ID: tt0112019
• TVDB ID: 78130

Cast and credited roles

• Patrick Barlow — Bob
• Imelda Staunton — Stella Phelps
• Richard Lumsden — Colin Lotus
• Kate Isitt — Alison
• Matthew Ashforde — Darren
• Jeremy Clyde — Dick Spackman
• Nicole Arumugam — Sarah

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-09-12; final listed air date 1995-10-24; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-10-24; final listed air date 1996-12-05; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 1998-10-28; final listed air date 1998-12-09; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Is It Legal? 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.