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Original language(s) English First episode date 8 January 1983 | 5.6/10 IMDb Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 13 Final episode date 1984 Number of episodes 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Directed by Douglas ArgentDennis Main Wilson Starring Patricia HayesPat Coombs Similar Curry and Chips, In Sickness and in Health, Till Death Us Do Part, Ein Herz und eine Seele | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The lady is a tramp (also known as Lady Is a Tramp) is a television programme in the situation comedy format that was one of the first series to be shown on the then-new British television channel, Channel 4, between 1983 and 1984. (It started on 8 January 1983; the channel had begun broadcasting only the previous November.)
Contents
Written by Johnny Speight, the programme lasted for two series, and totalled 13 episodes.
Synopsis
Old Pat and Lanky Pat are a pair of elderly tramps or "bag ladies" who have spent many years sleeping rough in such places as on park benches in London.
The two move into a derelict van in an apparently unused yard. They then resist repeated attempts to move them from their new home.
Chief characters and actresses
The character of Old Pat echoes the title role in the Jeremy Sandford drama "Edna the Inebriate Woman" which Hayes had played in 1971, but is done with a greater sense of comedy. According to her autobiography, Hayes used costume items from her performance as Edna in the role of Old Pat.