In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory is a British period sitcom set in an undertakers business that starred Thora Hird and Christopher Beeny. A pilot was transmitted in 1969 by Thames Television who rejected the idea before it was finally accepted by Yorkshire Television in 1979 where it further ran for five series between until 1986.

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Comedy
Created By

First Aired on

Nov 04, 1969

5 seaons till Mar 27, 1986

Popularity: 8.9945
5 votes
Networks
(CA)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Up in the World

Seasons & episodes

Total 5 seasons, 36 episodes

Season 1

Aired

7 Episodes
  • Episode 1In Loving Memory min

    Unsworth is asked to handle Oldshaw's biggest and most important funeral.

  • Episode 2The Legacy min

    Enter sister-in-law Gladys, willed on the firm by Ivy's late, malicious husband.

  • Episode 3Gone Dancing min

    Billy discovers his being an undertaker puts the girls off.

  • Episode 4The Rivals min

    The Unsworths are drawn into a trade war when Percy Oltenshaw starts poaching ""clients"" vis Miss Askith, the local postmistress; and Ivy nearly makes a terrible mistake until Amy reads her future in the tea-leaves.

  • Episode 5Pork min

    The firm is plagued by hazards such as a short-sighted pallbearer and a professional mourner with a fixed grin.

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