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In Loving Memory


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Comedy series that puts humour into the funeral business. Ivy Unsworth inherits her husbands funeral parlour after his death. With the help of her nephew Billy she manages to cause as much havoc as possible.

Genre: Sitcom
Year: 1979-86

CAST

Thora Hird as Ivy Unsworth
Christopher Beeny as Billy Henshaw
Colin Farrell as Ernie Hadfield
Avis Bunnage as Amy Jenkinson
Sherrie Hewson as Mary Braithwaite/ Mary Henshaw
Rose Power as Flo Riley
Liz Smith as Hilda Pardoe
Freddie Jones as Jeremiah Unsworth

GUEST STARS

Richard Wilson, Joan Sims and Gretchen Franklin.

AWARDS

Thora Hird has won three BAFTA awards for acting.

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In Loving Memory Fan Tributes

16 tony blakemore from deniliquin NSW Australia: Absolutely love the show but I have despaired of finding the pilot episode from 1969.

15 wendy sumnerDevon from Devon: Billy 'enshaw standing in a cupboard naked covering his privates with a cullender. Chris Beeney was a friend of my parents and grand parents. Made a film called johnny with them. Chris was not cheeky so surprised he ever did this scene.

14 norma from west yorkshire: Great comedy great timing, when news of death, therefore business, came over the telephone - no actress on earth could have said "oh I AM sorry" in quite the well times and hillarious way Thora Hird did, the bonus for me was she reminded me of my auntie winnie who had a telephone voice of a similar kind! Dame Thora hird was great always we have much to thank her for and the rest of the cast were good too its the best kind of comedy a group of actors well times working together.

13 doreen jones from skelmersdale: bedroom scene were the bed collapses that was hilarious very very funny

12 richard from north east: fantastic just received my first episode ( from hmv) brings back a lot ov memories from my childhood

11 les from cleveland: a brilliant series dame thora at her best . so pleased its out on dvd now. eagerly awaiting my copy 2 arrive

10 Phill from Yorkshire: the first series is now on dvd. fantastic watch!

9 rob from leicester: my ma in law loves it. i thought it was a poor version of last of the summer wine

8 Richard from London: Yes, it was a very funny show - 36 episodes in all - with the first show featuring a runaway coffin which ended up floating away on the Bridgewater Canal. What I can't understand is why it's not available on video/dvd, when so many
lesser series are

7 Linda Edisbury from Liverpool: I love it when Thora puts on that posh voice she makes me howl with laughter. It was a great show bring it back on please.p

6 Phill from Yorkshire: The theme tune from in loving memory is by Herbert Chappell and i think it may by called Jaunty if thats any help

5 larry marcum from north carolina,usa: Classic humor that only some british writers master. Droll and funny.

4 becky from swindon: the theme music was a well known tune, played on a bassoon , oboe or suchlike. I've tried to find out what it's called, but to no avail. Anyone know?

3 albert from barwell, leicester: A truly hilarious show with Dame Thora Hird at her very best. Have tried to get the show on dvd but to no avail!!!!!

2 rhonda McClements from Londonderry. N.Ireland: I really enjoyed thora hird as ivy. I am a huge fan of thora hird's ever since, i saw her in alan bennett's talking heads. I was also a fan of last of the summer wine, her character edie made be squeal with laughter from finish to end.

1 freddie from elgin: really is a classic comedy thora oops!!!! sorry Dame Thora Hird was a brilliant undertaker & certainly made you laugh loudly


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