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Rings on Their Fingers

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Rings on Their Fingers
GenreSituation Comedy
Created byRichard Waring
StarringDiane Keen
Martin Jarvis
Tim Barrett
Barbara Lott
John Harvey
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerHarold Snoad
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release13 October 1978 (1978-10-13) –
27 November 1980 (1980-11-27)

Rings on Their Fingers is a British television sitcom, written by Richard Waring. It ran from October 1978 to November 1980.

Plot

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It concerns a young unmarried couple (Sandy Bennett and Oliver Pryde) played by Diane Keen and Martin Jarvis. Sandy wishes to marry whereas Oliver is happy to remain unmarried. During the first series they do marry and in the second series they adjust to married life. A proposed fourth series would have concerned Sandy becoming pregnant unexpectedly, and Sandy and Oliver adapting to parenthood, but the series was not re-commissioned.

Cast

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Character[1] Actor[1]
Sandy Bennett/Pryde Diane Keen
Oliver Pryde Martin Jarvis
Victor Tim Barrett
Mr Gordon Bennett John Harvey
Mrs Bennett Barbara Lott
Mr Pryde Keith Marsh

Episode list

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Series 1
# Title Original airdate
1"What Difference Does A Piece of Paper Make?"13 October 1978 (1978-10-13)
2"Lead Me to the Altar"20 October 1978 (1978-10-20)
3"The Knot"27 October 1978 (1978-10-27)
4"Vive La Difference"3 November 1978 (1978-11-03)
5"Wholly Deadlock"10 November 1978 (1978-11-10)
6"Party Mood"17 November 1978 (1978-11-17)
7"Merry Christmas"23 December 1978 (1978-12-23)
Series 2
# Title Original airdate
1"Anniversary Jig"5 September 1979 (1979-09-05)
2"A Girl About The House"12 September 1979 (1979-09-12)
3"Job Lot"19 September 1979 (1979-09-19)
4"Home Market"26 September 1979 (1979-09-26)
5"Moving Moments"3 October 1979 (1979-10-03)
6"Mother's Old – Pastures New"10 October 1979 (1979-10-10)
7"Ours Is A Dosshouse – Ours Is"17 October 1979 (1979-10-17)
Series 3
# Title Original airdate
1"It's Not The Thought, It's The Gift"23 October 1980 (1980-10-23)
2"Friends & Neighbours"30 October 1980 (1980-10-30)
3"If You Can't Beat Them..."6 November 1980 (1980-11-06)
4"Ladies' Man"13 November 1980 (1980-11-13)
5"Home & Away"20 November 1980 (1980-11-20)
6"...And Joybells on Their Toes"27 November 1980 (1980-11-27)

DVD releases

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DVD Release date
The Complete Series 1 21 May 2012
The Complete Series 2 2 July 2012
The Complete Series 3 6 August 2012
The Complete Series 1 to 3 Box Set 3 September 2012

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Jeff (2001). The Penguin TV Companion. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-051467-8.
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