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5.3/10 TV Created by Ronnie Taylor First episode date 28 February 1978 Network ITV Number of episodes 22 | 7.5/10 IMDb Genre Situation Comedy Country of origin United Kingdom Final episode date 15 February 1981 Number of seasons 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Ronnie Taylor (1977–80)
Vince Powell (1981) Directed by Les Chatfield (1977–79)
Stuart Allen (1980–81) Starring David Jason
Jacqueline Clarke
Richard Wilson
(series 1–3)
Alun Armstrong
(series 1–2) Cast David Jason, Richard Wilson, Alun Armstrong Similar Lucky Feller, The Top Secret Life of Edgar, Hark at Barker, Hot Metal, A Bit of a Do | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a sharp intake of breath the complete series out on dvd 4 5 2015
A Sharp Intake of Breath is a British sitcom starring David Jason, Jacqueline Clarke, Richard Wilson and Alun Armstrong which ran from 1977 to 1981. It was made for the ITV network by ATV. The opening titles featured cartoons by Mel Calman.
Contents
- a sharp intake of breath the complete series out on dvd 4 5 2015
- Episode Listing
- DVD Release
- References
Jason played an everyman character called Peter Barnes and Jacqueline Clarke played his wife Sheila. Wilson and Armstrong played a range of petty officials and bureaucrats whose actions frustrated Barnes' attempts to deal with the necessities of everyday life. The title A Sharp Intake of Breath refers to the reactions of various characters to seemingly simple requests by Peter, generally followed by a denial.
Episode Listing
Pilot:
Series 1:
Series 2:
Series 3:
Series 4:
DVD Release
The Complete series will be released on DVD 04/05/2015
References
A Sharp Intake of Breath Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA