A Bit of a Do - Season 1 - Eps 3: The Angling Club Christmas Party
Ted and Liz attend the party as a couple which causes awkwardness amongst their family and friends. This is heightened when Laurence and Rita also put in an appearance. Ted is also blackmailed due to having cheated in a fishing tournament and shamefacedly resigns.
About A Bit of a Do
Title: A Bit of a Do
First Air Date: 1989-01-13
Last Air Date: 1989-12-01
Status: Ended
Rating: 5.9/10 (from 10 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 13
Network: ITV1
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
A Bit of a Do is a British comedy drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. The show starred David Jason and was aired on ITV in 1989. It was made for the ITV network by Yorkshire Television. The show was set in a fictional Yorkshire town. Each episode took place at a different social function and followed the changing lives of two families, the working-class Simcocks and the middle-class Rodenhursts, together with their respective friends, Rodney and Betty Sillitoe, and Neville Badger. The series begins with the wedding of Ted and Rita Simcock's son Paul to Laurence and Liz Rodenhurst's daughter Jenny; an event at which Ted and Liz begin an affair. The subsequent fallout from this affair forms the basis for most of the first series.
Cast
David Jason
Ted Simcock
Gwen Taylor
Nicola Pagett
Stephanie Cole
Michael Jayston
David Thewlis
Tim Wylton
Karen Drury
Malcolm Tierney