Side by Side: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Side by Side is a British sitcom starring Gareth Hunt and Louisa Rix that was broadcast for two series from 1992 to 1993 Vince Tulley is a successful and relatively wealthy plumber who lives in Kingston upon Thames in Surrey, with his wife Stella. He enjoys adding bizarre and unusual features to both the inside and outside of his house, including a windmill and mock Acropolis. His neighbour, Gilly Bell, is recently widowed and bringing up her daughter Katie. Gilly hates Vince's additions as she feels he is bringing down the tone of the neighbourhood, although she gets on very well with Vince's easy-going wife, Stella. Terry Shane, Vince's nephew and assistant, has a love-hate relationship with Katie.

Series details

• Title: Side by Side
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1992-04-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-04-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 52706
• IMDb ID: tt0103546
• TVDB ID: 283383

Cast and credited roles

• Gareth Hunt — Vince Tulley
• Louisa Rix — Gilly Bell
• Julia Deakin — Stella Tulley
• Mia Fothergill — Katie Bell
• Alex Walkinshaw — Terry Shane

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-04-27; final listed air date 1992-06-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1993-02-18; final listed air date 1993-04-01; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Side by Side 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.