A Kind of Living
| A Kind of Living | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Paul Makin |
| Directed by | Paul Harrison |
| Starring | Richard Griffiths Frances de la Tour Tim Healy Anita Carey Christopher Rothwell C.J. Allen |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Glen Cardno |
| Production locations | London, England, UK |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Central Independent Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 19 February 1988 – 19 August 1990 |
A Kind of Living is a British television sitcom series which aired for three series between 19 February 1988[1] and 19 August 1990,[2] starring actor Richard Griffiths, who played the role of school teacher, Trevor Beasley. The show was made for the ITV network by Central Independent Television.
Plot
Cast
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Trevor Beasley | Richard Griffiths |
| Carol Beasley | Frances de la Tour (Series 1–2) |
| Brian Thompson | Tim Healy |
| Linda Bennett | Anita Carey (Series 3) |
| Robert Beasley | Christopher Rothwell |
| Ken Dixon | C.J. Allen |
| Baby Joe | Luke Freeman (Series 3) |
Episodes
26 episodes were aired over 3 series.
Series 1 (1988)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 19 February 1988 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 26 February 1988 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 4 March 1988 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 11 March 1988 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 18 March 1988 |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 25 March 1988 |
Series 2 (1988)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 11 November 1988 |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 18 November 1988 |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 25 November 1988 |
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 2 December 1988 |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 9 December 1988 |
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 16 December 1988 |
| 13 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 23 December 1988 |
Series 3 (1990)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 25 March 1990 |
| 15 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 1 April 1990 |
| 16 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 8 April 1990 |
| 17 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 15 April 1990 |
| 18 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 22 April 1990 |
| 19 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 29 April 1990 |
| 20 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 6 May 1990 |
| 21 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 13 May 1990 |
| 22 | 9 | "Episode 9" | 22 July 1990 |
| 23 | 10 | "Episode 10" | 29 July 1990 |
| 24 | 11 | "Episode 11" | 5 August 1990 |
| 25 | 12 | "Episode 12" | 12 August 1990 |
| 26 | 13 | "Episode 13" | 19 August 1990 |
References
- ^ "A Kind of Living [19/02/88]". bfi.org. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "A Kind of Living [19/08/90]". bfi.org. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2023.