The Wackers: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Wackers (1975): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Newly released from a two-year prison term, Billy Clarkson rejoins his family – wife Mary, daughter Bernadette, sons Tony and Raymond, and grandparents Joe and Maggie – in the inner-city area of Dingle.
The series follows Billy as he re-adjusts to the demands of domestic life. Things are so much more difficult with a divided family, who afe divided in almost every way: half the family is Protestant, the other half Catholic, and there's a constant threat of verbal argy-bargy erupting between the true-blue Evertonians and the Liverpool Reds…
Series details
- Title: The Wackers
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 1975-03-19
- Final broadcast date listed: 1976-07-13
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 23569
- IMDb ID: tt0072580
- TVDB ID: 74564
Cast and credited roles
- Ken Jones — Billy Clarkson
- Sheila Fay — Mary Clarkson
- David Casey — Tony Clarkson
- Alison Steadman — Bernadette Clarkson
- Keith Chegwin — Raymond Clarkson
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1975-03-19; final listed air date 1976-07-13; episode order: 6.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Wackers 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.
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