Love, Sidney: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A comedy about Sidney Shorr, a lonely middle-aged commercial artist, who establishes a platonic relationship with an aspiring young actress, and her daughter. When Laurie, the actress, is deserted by her husband, she moves in with Sidney, who raises her daughter, Patti, as his own.

Series details

• Title: Love, Sidney
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1981-10-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1983-06-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24108
• IMDb ID: tt0081896
• TVDB ID: 71726

Cast and credited roles

• Tony Randall — Sidney Shorr
• Swoosie Kurtz — Laurie Morgan
• Kaleena Kiff — Patti Morgan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-10-28; final listed air date 1982-06-16; episode order: 20.
• Season 2: premiered 1982-09-08; final listed air date 1983-06-06; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Love, Sidney 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.