Meet the Wife: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Meet the Wife is a BBC sitcom that follows the trials and comforts of mid-life marriage after the kids have flown the nest.

Freddie is a down-to-earth chap who likes to take things easy, whereas his wife, Thora, has ambitions for the couple to improve their social standing. Snobbish Thora even puts on a 'posh voice' in an attempt to impress those she was speaking to.

Series details

• Title: Meet the Wife
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1964-04-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1966-12-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 28 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25165

Cast and credited roles

• Thora Hird — Thora Blacklock
• Freddie Frinton — Freddie Blacklock

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1964-04-21; final listed air date 1964-06-02.
• Season 2: premiered 1964-11-12; final listed air date 1964-12-17.
• Season 3: premiered 1965-04-18; final listed air date 1965-05-23.
• Season 4: premiered 1965-11-22; final listed air date 1965-12-27.
• Season 5: premiered 1966-09-26; final listed air date 1966-12-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Meet the Wife 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.