4.8 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin United Kingdom Running time 30 minutes First episode date 13 March 1994 Network BBC One Genre Sitcom | 4.7/10 TV No. of episodes 7 Original network BBC1 Final episode date 24 April 1994 Number of episodes 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Felicity Kendal
Nigel Le Vaillant
Leslie Phillips
Patrick McCollough
Caroline Harker Original release 13 March – 24 April 1994 Cast Felicity Kendal, Caroline Harker, Crispin Bonham‑Carter, Leslie Phillips, Alan David Similar The Mistress, The Catherine Cookson, Love on a Branch Line, The Camomile Lawn, Ghostboat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honey for Tea is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 in 1994. Starring Felicity Kendal, it was written by Michael Aitkens. The series was poorly received at the time, receiving a particularly scathing review from Victor Lewis-Smith in the London Evening Standard. He later described Felicity Kendal's attempt at an American accent as 'Britain's revenge' for Dick Van Dyke's cockney accent in Mary Poppins.
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Cast
Plot
On the death of her husband Harry, a Los Angeles businessman, American Nancy Belasco and her son Jake are insolvent. Much of his money is invested in St Maud's College at Cambridge University, a university he loved. So Nancy, who was born in Cambridge as the child of a GI bride, and Jake decide to go and live in Cambridge. Using her late husband's clout, Nancy gets a job as an assistant bursar, persuading the Master of the College, Sir Dickie Hobhouse, to admit Jake on a sports scholarship. This leads to clashes between Nancy and Professor Simon Latimer, who knows Jake doesn't have the academic prowess to warrant his place. Meanwhile in a culture clash romance, Jake becomes involved with the aristocratic Hon. Lucy Courtney.
Episodes
- Episode One (13 March 1994)
- Episode Two (20 March 1994)
- Episode Three (27 March 1994)
- Episode Four (3 April 1994)
- Episode Five (10 April 1994)
- Episode Six (17 April 1994)
- Episode Seven (24 April 1994)