Newly qualified solicitor Colin Lotus (Richard Lumsden) starts work at the Hounslow-based law firm of Lotus, Spackman and Phelps – a position he has been given out of respect for his retired father, who was a founding partner of the firm, rather than because of his ability as a solicitor.
The other partners are the fearsome Stella Phelps (Imelda Staunton) and the arrogant Dick Spackman (Jeremy Clyde), who “tends to arrive late, leave early and, in between, act like a dignitary from another solar system.”
Also in the office are naive and shy clerk Bob (Patrick Barlow), perpetually bored secretary Alison (Kate Isitt) and office boy Darren (Matthew Ashforde).
The inept Colin finally entered into a romantic relationship with Sarah (Nicole Arumugam), the delivery girl from ‘Mr Bappy’, the sandwich shop below the office.
The show ran for two series on ITV in 1995 and 1996 and a third on Channel 4 in 1998, this time without the character of Dick Spackman.
The series won the British Comedy Award for “Best ITV Sitcom” in 1995.
Colin Lotus
Richard Lumsden Stella Phelps
Imelda Staunton Dick Spackman
Jeremy Clyde Bob
Patrick Barlow Alison
Kate Isitt Darren
Matthew Ashforde Sarah
Nicole Arumugam
Episodes
Death in Hounslow | Whodunnit? | Dick’s House of Horror | Colin Heals the World | Infatuation | Bob Breaks In | Resignation || Solicitors in Love | Hounslow FM | Alison Gets Laid | Darren’s Revenge | Dick in Court | Office Party | Indecision || A Question of Pants | Polishing the Mouse | Big Desk Bob | Glad to Be Colin | New Bloke | Someone Is Lying | 1979
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The other partners are the fearsome Stella Phelps (Imelda Staunton) and the arrogant Dick Spackman (Jeremy Clyde), who “tends to arrive late, leave early and, in between, act like a dignitary from another solar system.”
Colin Lotus
