L for Lester

1 9 8 2 (UK)
6 x 30 minute episodes

Lester Small (Brian Murphy, best known as George from George and Mildred) makes his living as a driving instructor in a small West Country town. Most of his lessons end in minor road accidents.

One of his clients is Mrs Davies (Hilda Braid) – the wife of Lester’s bank manager – and Mr Davies (Richard Vernon) is very fond of his car and does not want his wife to pass her driving test.

And so, with the assistance of his grateful bank manager, Lester has a very flexible bank account – providing Mrs Davies does not pass.

He also has understandings with his local garage and the police, and so manages to keep the Lester Small School of Motoring going against the odds. His secretary, Jenny (Linda Robson) mothers him and mends his many wounds.

At home, Lester has wife Sally (Amanda Barrie) and a pair of baby twins who spend most of their time socialising in the kitchen with Bert (Colin Spaull) the milkman.

Lester Small
Brian Murphy
Sally Small
Amanda Barrie
Mrs Davies
Hilda Braid
Chief Inspector Rodgers
James Cossins
Bert
Colin Spaull
Alf Bayley
John Forgeham
Jenny
Linda Robson
PC Bright
Dudley Long
Mr Davies
Richard Vernon
Sid
Tony Millan