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| Andy Capp | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Reg Smythe |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | Thames Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 22 February (1988-02-22) – 28 March 1988 (1988-03-28) |
Andy Capp is aBritish sitcom based on the cartoonAndy Capp. It starredJames Bolam and ran for one series in 1988.[1] It was written byKeith Waterhouse. Unusually, for a sitcom at the time, there was neither a studio audience nor a laugh track during the filming ofAndy Capp, and was filmed entirely on location. It was made for theITV network byThames Television.
The sitcomAndy Capp was based on the cartoon strip of the same name that had run since 1957 inThe Daily Mirror. Andy Capp is a slothful man fromHartlepool, whose life consists of drinking, sleeping, watching TV, betting, going to the pub and occasionally playing football (as opposed to rugby, which was Andy's sport in the comic strip). His wife, Flo, is constantly annoyed by her lazy husband and frequently uses a rolling pin as a weapon.
The Complete Series of Andy Capp was released by [Network DVD in the UK (Region 2) on 11 June 2012.
