Watching: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Watching is a sitcom set in Merseyside, with Brenda coming from Liverpool and Malcolm coming from Meols on the Wirral. Quiet biker Malcolm, who lived with his domineering mother, was accompanied on his birdwatching trips by loud scouser Brenda, who was forced to ride in his sidecar. The series followed their on/off relationship, during which Malcolm married Lucinda.

Series details

• Title: Watching
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1987-07-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-04-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 31 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4824

Cast and credited roles

• Emma Wray — Brenda Wilson
• Paul Bown — Malcolm Stoneway
• Liza Tarbuck — Pamela Lynch
• Patsy Byrne — Marjorie Stoneway
• John Bowler — David Lynch

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-07-05; final listed air date 1987-12-27; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 1988-02-19; final listed air date 1988-12-24; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 1989-03-03; final listed air date 1989-04-07; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1989-12-01; final listed air date 1990-02-02; episode order: 9.
• Season 5: premiered 1990-12-14; final listed air date 1991-12-25; episode order: 11.
• Season 6: premiered 1992-01-03; final listed air date 1993-01-01; episode order: 7.
• Season 7: premiered 1993-02-21; final listed air date 1993-04-04; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Watching 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.