1 9 8 1 (UK)
5 x 25 minute episodes
This BBC2 comedy series with a feminine bias consisted of various sketches performed by four women – Jeni Barnett, Linda Broughton, Alison Skilbeck and Linda Dobell – and one ‘token’ man (Philip Bird), with piano numbers by Helen Galvin.
Each episode in the series – produced in Manchester – had a theme such as health, law and politics. There was also an ongoing sketch about “Bogwomen” – an ancient matriarchal society from the Lancashire swamps.
The four main writers were Sue Jamieson, Byrony Lavery, Vicky Pile and Sue Townsend.
Jeni Barnett
Linda Broughton
Alison Skilbeck
Linda Dobell
Philip Bird
Helen Galvin