Mrs Thursday (1966)
Mrs Thursday is a British comedy-drama produced by Associated Television, devised by Lord Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal. It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockney cleaning lady who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a multinational company upon the death of her employer. Hugh Manning played Richard Hunter, is Mrs Thursday's butler, business adviser and confidant.
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Episode 1 - A Ride in a Rolls Royce
Release Date: 1966-03-15Mrs Thursday has barely had time to register the news that she's inherited control of Dunrich Industries when a shrewd executive tries to talk her into signing away her position on the board of directors. Suave, cultured aide Richard Hunter comes to her rescue - and who better to become her business adviser?
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Episode 2 - Call Me Madam
Release Date: 1966-03-22Mrs Thursday experiences her first day as the head of the Dunrich Group. A clash with the directors ensures when her choice of a suitable memorial for George is put before the board.
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Episode 3 - Family Reunion
Release Date: 1966-03-29The family have heard of Mrs Thursday's astonishing good fortune and they descend upon her, one after another.
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Episode 4 - Thursday's Child
Release Date: 1966-04-05When a small hamper is sent to Mrs Thursday in a wicker hamper, Hunter and Sir Charles worry about the legality of the consequences.
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Episode 5 - Honesty Is the Best Policy
Release Date: 1966-04-12In a fit of nostalgia, Mrs Thursday slips out one night to play bingo. There, she meets Mr Budge - who becomes somewhat of a problem to her and to Hunter.
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Episode 6 - The Girl from Fuller Street
Release Date: 1966-04-19Mrs Thursday goes to Fuller Street to try to discover why her old friend Sylvie Summers has written her an abusive letter; and Hunter proves his worth as Mrs Thursday's financial adviser.
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Episode 7 - The Canvas Jungle
Release Date: 1966-04-26Liston, a young artist, overwhelms Mrs Thursday and demands to be her artistic advisor. Against her will she agrees, deciding to prove whether he is a painter of merit or not.
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Episode 8 - You Don't Have to Book Buckingham Palace
Release Date: 1966-05-03Mrs Thursday tries to have a holiday with some old friends she has not seen for a while, but they are not treating her the same since her new found wealth.
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Episode 9 - The Snows of Yesteryear
Release Date: 1966-05-10Mrs Thursday sets out to investigate why a young typist in Dunrich House has fallen foul of a newly appointed personnel lady, Judith Bonamy.
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Episode 10 - Hunter's Moon
Release Date: 1966-05-17Hunter very nearly runs himself into marriage when he embarks on a property deal on his own account.
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Episode 11 - The Full Dress Affair
Release Date: 1966-05-24A boutique runs into financial difficulties, and Mrs Thursday decides to offer help.
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Episode 12 - The Sitting Tenant
Release Date: 1966-05-31Mrs Thursday tries to persuade colonel Crichton to move from his house, due for demolition immediately, on a site owned by the Dunrich Group; the colonel refuses to budge.
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Episode 13 - Margate Comes But Once a Year
Release Date: 1966-06-07Mrs Thursday finds that it's too late to go on the annual outing to Margate with her friends from Fuller Street. She decides to fly to Le Touquet instead.