Hampton Court

1 9 9 1 (Australia)
13 x 25 minute episodes

What a great idea! Let’s put Betty, the brain-dead secretary from Hey Dad! – and arguably the most irritating character ever to appear in an Aussie sitcom – into a block of flats (the ‘Hampton Court’ of the title) with four young people who are sharing their first flat – and one of the flatmates is a single mother bringing up a baby.

Betty helped the four – Lisa (Danielle Spencer), the mother of the baby; girl-chasing Richard (Adam Willits); Sophie (Maxine Klibingaitis), a mistake-prone blonde; and Trevor (Rod Zuanic) –  keep baby Sam a secret from their meddling landlord, Mr Colloudos (Roy Billing), a cheapskate Greek immigrant whose (never seen) dragon of a wife has a strict “no babies in the building” rule.

Julie McGregor reprised her role of Betty Wilson from Hey Dad! in this short-lived spin-off. Man About The House did it all so much better in the 1970s.

Betty Wilson
Julie McGregor
Lisa Barrett
Danielle Spencer
Richard Granville
Adam Willits
Sophie Verstak
Maxine Klibingaitis
Trevor
Rod Zuanic
Mr Colloudos
Roy Billing
Sam
Lucy-Anne Elliott
Simon Hill