George and Mildred was a British sitcom produced by
Thames Television that aired from 1976 to 1979. It was a spin-off
from Man About the House and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as
an ill-matched married couple, George and Mildred Roper. The premise
of the series had George and Mildred leaving their flat as depicted
in Man About the House and moving to a modern, upmarket housing
estate. Their arrival horrifies their snobbish neighbour Jeffrey Four mile, an estate agent who despairs that the Ropers' presence will
devalue his home. It was written by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.
Like many sitcoms of the day, George and Mildred was also turned into
a film, which was dedicated to actress Yootha Joyce who died suddenly
in 1980, just as the cast had been looking forward to recording a
sixth series.
