A Bit of a Do(TV show/series, 1989)

Name: A Bit of a Do
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1989

| 1h per episode | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 13 episodes

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

A Bit of a Do is a British comedy-drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. The show starred David Jason and Gwen Taylor. It was produced by Yorkshire Television for two series and aired on the ITV network from 13 January to 1 December 1989. 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 (David Jason, Gwen Taylor, David Thewlis and Wayne Foskett) and the middle-class Rodenhursts (Nicola Pagett, Paul Chapman, Sarah-Jane Holm and Nigel Hastings), together with their respective friends, Rodney and Betty Sillitoe (Tim Wylton and Stephanie Cole), and Neville Badger (Michael Jayston). The series begins with the wedding of Ted and Rita Simcock's son Paul to Laurence and Liz Rodenhurst's daughter Jenny; an e... ()

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About A Bit of a Do

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.

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A Bit of a Do Seasons and Episodes

10/20/1989Season 2 - 7 episodes

#1 | 10/20/1989The Church Wedding

Rita is marrying her politician boyfriend Jerry but her son Paul refuses to attend. Ted however does go to the church and cannot hide his amusement when Rita decides to jilt her fiance. He is also captivated by a new woman, Corinna, and Rodney and Betty announce that they will be opening a new health food shop.

#2 | 10/27/1989The Christening

Much has changed for the characters as Rita is now a Labour Councillor, Elvis is a journalist and Ted is engaged to Corinna. It is not all happy news though, as Jenny announces that her marriage is over and Elvis rows with Carol.

#3 | 11/03/1989The Grand Opening Of Sillitoe's

It is the opening of Rodney and Betty's health food complex and Rita is unpopular due to her council work. She becomes even less popular with Liz when Rita declares that the new man in her life is Liz's brother. Ted meanwhile agrees to move with Corinna to East Africa to start a new life, and Elvis and Jenny become a couple.

#4 | 11/10/1989The Farewell Party

It is Ted's farewell do and all of his family and friends attend in fancy dress. But the night is a disaster as Ted learns that Corinna is a con-woman, and news arrives that Paul has been arrested for throwing an egg at the Prime Minister.

#5 | 11/17/1989The Inauguration Of The Outer Inner Relief Ring Road

Rita must face open hostility due to the unpopular ring road and also has to cope with the knowledge that her son Paul will be sent to prison for six months.

#6 | 11/24/1989The Funeral

It is the day of Neville's funeral after his death in a car accident and Liz tries to make it a happy occasion as Neville would have wanted. The mood is genuinely lifted for Rita when Geoffrey proposes to her.

#7 | 12/01/1989The Civil Wedding

Rita is happily marrying Geoffrey and is shocked to find that Ted and Sandra are also getting married at the same registry office. Not everybody is happy however, as Jenny has left Elvis to return to Paul and Elvis's only consolation comes when he is propositioned by Liz.

01/13/1989Season 1 - 6 episodes

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?Specials - 2 episodes

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Additional Information

Official websites:

www.bbc.co.uk

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Yorkshire

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 1 language: English (EN)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 01/13/1989

Last episode released on: 12/01/1989

Cast: David Jason, Nicola Pagett, Gwen Taylor

Keywords: starting over, entrepreneur, divorce, class conflict, yorkshire, new life, divorced, northern england, divorced woman, social satire, social status, hypocrisy, extramarital affair, divorcee, working class, dentist

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