Kinvig: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Des Kinvig, owner of a backstreet electrical repair shop and part-time UFO nut, discovers that one of his customers, the beautiful but fiery Miss Griffin, is really an emissary from the Planet Mercury who has come to Earth to help prevent an invasion by the evil alien Xux... or is it all part of Des's fevered imagination?

Series details

• Title: Kinvig
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1981-09-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-10-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3664

Cast and credited roles

• Tony Haygarth — Des Kinvig
• Patsy Rowlands — Netta Kinvig
• Prunella Gee — Miss Griffin
• Colin Jeavons — Jim Piper
• Danny Schiller — Sagga
• Stephen Bent — Loon
• Alan Bodenham — Bat
• Simon Williams — Buddo
• Patrick Newell — Mr. Horsley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-09-04; final listed air date 1981-10-16; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kinvig 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.