Yes – Honestly is a British television sitcom that aired on ITV between 9 January 1976 and 23 April 1977. It stars Donal Donnelly as Matthew Browne and Liza Goddard as Lily Pond Browne.[1] The series followed the course of their relationship, from first meeting – when unsuccessful music composer Matthew (affectionately known as Matt), who has little if any time for women, hires Lily Pond, a beautiful and witty woman of Russian ancestry as his typist – to their eventual marriage.[2] It is a sequel to No – Honestly and was written by Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham and produced by Humphrey Barclay.[3][4] The theme song for the first series was composed and performed by Georgie Fame, while the second series used an instrumental version of “No, Honestly” written by Lynsey de Paul.[5]
Cast
- Donal Donnelly – Matthew Browne
- Liza Goddard – Lily Browne
- Georgina Melville – June
- David King – Dicky
- Eve Pearce – Lily’s mother
- Ian Judge – Hayward
- Michael Burrell – Ronnie
- Irene Hamilton – Mrs Pond
- John Alkin – Tom
- Dudley Jones – Mr Krocski
- Beatrix Lehmann – Lily’s Grandmother
- Georgina Hale – Georgina
- Frank Middlemass – Bert
- Georgie Fame – self
- Bella Emberg – Mrs Lawson
- Elizabeth Halliday – Fanny
- Michael Knowles – Manager
References
- ^ Goddard, Liza (12 May 2011). The Autobiography of Liza Goddard: Working with Children and Animals. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-1-908382-03-0.
- ^ “Yes, Honestly – Nostalgia Central”. Nostalgiacentral.com. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ “British Comedy Guide : Yes – Honestly”. Sitcom.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ “Yes – Honestly – ITV Sitcom – British Comedy Guide”. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ “Yes, Honestly (TV Series 1976–1977)”. IMDb. Retrieved 23 October 2017.