Reuniting many of the same cast members as the previous year’s Gone To The Dogs (but in different roles), this six-part comedy-drama series from Central Television premiered on Friday 13 November 1992.
Mag Plant (Sheila Hancock) is a domineering mother who owns a run-down garden centre on the banks of the River Thames in the heart of London’s Docklands but refuses to hand over control of the flagging 150-year-old business to her children – despite indications that this may be the best course of action for the family.
The Plant triplets are Winston (Warren Clarke), a one-eyed part-time wrestler and out-of-work builder; would-be Country & Western crooner Monty (Jim Broadbent); and Hilda (Alison Steadman), a frumpy, 42-year-old virginal wallflower whose only passion in life appears to be Millwall FC.
Lurking in the shadows is villainous local property developer – and Mag’s old flame – Wesley Willis (Peter Cook), who knows the true real estate value of Mag’s prime location in London and has his eye on the garden centre as the site for a new heliport.
He schemes with his handsome stepson Billy (Rufus Sewell) to get his hands on the property.
Mag Plant
Sheila Hancock Hilda Plant
Alison Steadman Monty Plant
Jim Broadbent Winston Plant
Warren Clarke Wesley Willis
Peter Cook Billy
Rufus Sewell Robin
Cliff Parisi Lucy Lastic
Sara Stockbridge Miss Pringle
Hilda Fenemore Batman
Jon Strickland Faith
Sheila White Suzie
Angela May Toothy
Fred Wood Big Ron
Andy Linden Sally
Natalie May
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Mag Plant (Sheila Hancock) is a domineering mother who owns a run-down garden centre on the banks of the River Thames in the heart of London’s Docklands but refuses to hand over control of the flagging 150-year-old business to her children – despite indications that this may be the best course of action for the family.
