The Larkins

1958 - 1964

Wide Open House

19th September 1958

Episode 1

Alf becomes a tad skittish when he discovers that Ada's laying on a far too expensive party for Eddie's demob from his national service. After all, it's hardly hail, hail the conquering hero - he's been working at the war office for two years and comes home at weekends!

Gun-In-Law

26th September 1958

Episode 2

Eddie Larkin's attempt to get a job leads to the involvement brother-in-law Jeff, who writes for "The Bullet", a cowboy comic. Eddie's prospective employer arrives for tea at exactly the same time as four winners of a competition in the comic...

Cat Happy

3rd October 1958

Episode 3

The Larkin's have an unwanted guest: Blackie, a large cat prize winning cat, whom Ada has offered to look after while his owner is away on holiday. Alf decides that Blackie must go missing if the family is ever going to return to normal.

Angry Young Man

10th October 1958

Episode 4

Jeff is going through a bad patch; if he can't sell his new novel, he may be forced to sell his typewriter. Ada decides that this would be quite unthinkable, and sets out to interest a publisher in Jeff's work.

Telly-Ho

17th October 1958

Episode 5

Ada wants a television set. Alf is dead set against the idea. It takes all the ingenuity of Eddie and his girlfriend, Myrtle, aided and abetted by Jeff and Joyce, to settle the issue once and for all.

Ale and Farewell

24th October 1958

Episode 6

Alf has been accepted into a local drinking 'society' and Ada is determined to clip his wings - even if it means resorting to somewhat bizarre measures. Turning her front room into an extension of the saloon bar of the Lion and Unicorn, for one...

Christmas with the Larkins

26th December 1958

Episode 7

Spirits run high at the Larkins' household as they gather all the bits together to make a perfect Christmas. Unfortunately, Ada hadn't reckoned on Alf returning with a completely frozen turkey and Alf hadn't bargained on Ada inviting a complete misery to join them for Christmas.

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David Jackson•David Kossoff•Peggy Mount

'The Larkins' is a British television sitcom which was produced by Associated Television and aired on ITV. It aired for four series between 1958 to 1960. An additional two series aired from 1963 to 1964.

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David Jackson Image

David Jackson

Lofty

David Kossoff Image

David Kossoff

Alf Larkins

Peggy Mount Image

Peggy Mount

Ada Larkin

Hugh Paddick Image

Hugh Paddick

Osbert Rigby-Soames

Barbara Mitchell Image

Barbara Mitchell

Hetty Prout

Willie Payne

Henry

Derry Power

Paddy

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