My Wife Next Door: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

My Wife Next Door is a British sitcom created by Brian Clemens and written by Richard Waring. It was shown on BBC1 in 1972, and ran for 13 episodes. Following their application for divorce - but before the decree absolute - married couple George and Suzy Bassett each, unbeknownst to the other, decide to move to the country, escaping the London suburbs full of their memories together. Unfortunately, after having looked at moving shortly before their marriage broke down, they have their eyes on the same area and end up becoming next-door neighbours, with only a thin wall between them!

Series details

• Title: My Wife Next Door
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1972-09-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1972-12-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11345
• IMDb ID: tt0068110
• TVDB ID: 175961

Cast and credited roles

• John Alderton — George Bassett
• Hannah Gordon — Suzy Bassett

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-09-19; final listed air date 1972-12-12; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from My Wife Next Door 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.