
A Bit of a Do (1989)
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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Episodes
- 1 1. The White Wedding1989-01-13It is the day of Paul and Jenny's wedding and their families must conceal their differences. Liz takes this to extremes by propositioning Ted and the two disappear to a hotel room
- 2 2. The Dentists' Dinner Dance1989-01-20Laurence and Liz do not want Ted and Rita to attend the dance but feel compelled to invite them. Ted and Rita do not want to go but feel unable to decline. The event sees Liz confe
- 3 3. The Angling Club Christmas Party1989-01-27Ted 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
- 4 4. The Charity Horse-Racing Evening1989-02-03Ted has to face his family and friends after having been declared bankrupt and subsequently left by Liz. She already has her eye on Neville however, but so does Rita. Meanwhile, Pa
- 5 5. The Crowning of Miss Frozen Chicken (U.K.)1989-02-10Tensions run high among the group for a variety of reasons. Rodney has purchased Ted's foundry which causes no small degree of acrimony, Paul confesses to Jenny about his dalliance
- 6 6. The Registry Office Wedding1989-02-17It is the day of Neville and Liz's wedding but Laurence's recent suicide casts a cloud over proceedings. There is brighter news for Rita though, as she attends with a new man and J
Cast
David JasonTed Simcock
Gwen TaylorRita Simcock
Nicola PagettLiz Badger (née Rodenhurst)
Stephanie ColeBetty Sillitoe
Tim WyltonRodney Sillitoe
Sarah-Jane HolmJenny Simcock
Wayne FoskettElvis Simcock
Nigel HastingsSimon Rodenhurst
Karen DruryCarol FordingbridgeImages
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