• Esmonde and Larbey were a British television screenwriting duo, consisting of John Gilbert Esmonde (21 March 1937 – 10 August 2008) and Robert Edward...
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  • duo of Esmonde and Larbey John Joseph Esmonde (1862-1915), an Irish politician Laurence Esmonde (disambiguation), various people Laurence Esmonde, Lord...
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  • and was written by Bob Larbey and John Esmonde. Opening with the midlife crisis of Tom Good, a 40-year-old plastics designer, it relates the joys and...
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  • John Esmonde may refer to: John Esmonde (1937–2008), of the comedy scriptwriting duo Esmonde and Larbey Several members of the family of the Esmonde baronets...
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  • in 1975, and written by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey. The sitcom focuses on a suburban couple who decide to give up conventionally paid work and become self-sufficient...
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  • television sitcom broadcast on BBC1 from 1986 to 1991. Written by Esmonde and Larbey and set in South London, it depicted the (mostly) amorous adventures...
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  • John Esmonde and Bob Larbey. It starred Richard Briers, who also featured in Esmonde and Larbey's earlier series called The Good Life (1975-1978) and Ever...
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  • BBC1 between 1984 and 1989, consisting of four series and one feature-length special. It was written by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, and it reunited them...
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  • television sitcom which ran for three seasons between 1971 and 1973. Created by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, it was a spin-off from their popular Please Sir! series...
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    new episodes. By the last episode, Esmonde and Larbey felt that the main storylines had come to a natural end, and decided not to write further episodes...
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  • aired seven episodes on BBC 1. Written by the comedy writing duo Esmonde and Larbey, the series was directed by Gareth Gwenlan. It starred Michael Williams...
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  • films. "Avarice", is written by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey. In this segment, a 50p coin falls down a drain and Elsinore, a pompous rich man, orders his...
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  • directed by Mark Stuart and starring John Alderton, Deryck Guyler and Carol Hawkins. Written by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, it is a spin-off from the...
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  • 1935) Chesney and Wolfe Roy Clarke (born 1930) Dick Clement (born 1937) David Croft (1922–2011) Barry Cryer Esmonde and Larbey Galton and Simpson W. S...
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  • Royal Air Force, broadcast between 1975 and 1978 by Thames Television. Scripts were by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, the team behind sitcoms such as The Good...
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  • Mulberry is a fantasy sitcom written by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey that aired on BBC 1 in the early 1990s. Mulberry ran for two series: the first series...
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  • produced and directed by Sydney Lotterby and was written by Bob Larbey, who had co-written both The Good Life and Ever Decreasing Circles with John Esmonde. In...
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  • by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featuring actors John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Penny Spencer, Joan Sanderson, Noel Howlett, Erik Chitty and Richard...
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  • Jeremy Sams based on the BBC sitcom of the same name written by Bob Larbey and John Esmonde. The play opened at the Theatre Royal, Bath on the 7th October...
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  • Men from the Ministry and later alongside Clive Dunn, Deryck Guyler, Joan Sanderson, and Patricia Hayes in the Esmonde and Larbey comedy You're Only Old...
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  • originally aired on ITV in a single series of 13 episodes between 29 July and 21 October 1973. A situation-comedy, it was a spin-off from The Fenn Street...
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  • (1983–1993). John Esmonde, 71, British television writer, half of Esmonde and Larbey (Please Sir!, The Good Life). Isaac Hayes, 65, American soul and funk musician...
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  • total of 13 episodes were produced over two series and was written by Bob Larbey and John Esmonde. The series was a follow up vehicle for Richard Briers...
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  • the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations...
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  • Nobbs and Peter Tinniswood. Other writers included Dick Clement, Barry Cryer, Selma Diamond, John Esmonde, Marty Feldman, Lucille Kallen, Bob Larbey and Harold...
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  • museum in the Thames TV sitcom Hope It Rains, written by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and directed by John Howard Davies. It ran for two series comprising...
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  • tower block, it was the first sitcom by the writing team of John Esmonde and Bob Larbey. All episodes from this series are currently believed to be lost...
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  • 1969 British comedy film directed by Samuel Gallu and starring Shelley Winters, Donald Pleasence and Terry-Thomas. It is based on the 1967 novel The Man...
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  • Director Original ITV Airdate 1 "Should Auld Acquaintance" John Esmonde and Bob Larbey David Askey Friday 17 September 1971 (1971-09-17) 8:30pm Guest:...
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  • Fools and Horses, with Blackadder in second place and The Vicar of Dibley in third place. Notably, all finalists were BBC productions, with ITV and Channel...
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