Set in 1960 in Paris, the BBC production team actually ventured no further than Chelsea for its location shoots, going to great lengths to create a French street scene. Cars drove on the other side of the road, street signs were provided by the design department, and a coiffured poodle was a key prop.
The action concerned Dennis (Jonathan Bergman) and Susan (Hilary Wyce) Harper, two conspicuously middle-class English children residing in a Paris hotel with their tutor, Mr Ash (Eric Dodson).
One rainy day, stuck in the hotel, the Harper children are looking down the back of an armchair for a few loose francs when they discover a pen instead.
Their discovery causes a ruckus among the rather oddball collection of residents and staff in the hotel, including Perichon (Michael Hitchman) a bumbling hotel detective, and Madame Blitskaya (Nicolette Bernard), an over-the-top prima donna.
Dennis and Susan’s adventures also involve their old friend Miss Merrell (Joan Hart), a puppet collector, and her “friend”, Mr Jinks – a huge toy rabbit.
Dennis Harper
Jonathan Bergman Susan Harper
Hilary Wyce Kapra
David Grey Mr Ash
Eric Dodson Anna Merrell
Joan Hart General Upperton
Maurice Colbourne Madame Blitskaya
Nicolette Bernard Henri
Emrys James Hotel manager
Anthony Jacobs Perichon
Michael Hitchman Baron Hoffenstauffer
Ronald Ibbs
Episodes
It Always Rains on Sunday | Wild Goose Chase | Hiders and Finders | Lucky Dip |
Rate | Pack and Follow | Winner Takes All
