Come Back Mrs Noah

Come Back Mrs Noah
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Mollie Sugden Ian Lavender Donald Hewlett Michael Knowles Gorden Kaye
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC
Original run	13 December 1977 – 14 August 1978
External links
IMDb profile

Come Back Mrs Noah was a short-lived British sitcom starring Mollie Sugden and Ian Lavender. It aired for a pilot and one series from 1977 to 1978. It was written by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, who had also written Are You Being Served?, which had also starred Mollie Sugden. Come Back Mrs Noah was not a success, with some regarding it as one of the worst British sitcoms ever made.^[1]

Contents 1 Cast 2 Plot 3 Episodes 3.1 Pilot (1977) 3.2 Series One (1978) 4 Other countries 5 References 6 Footnotes 7 External links

Cast

• Mollie Sugden - Mrs Gertrude Noah
• Ian Lavender - Clive Cunliffe
• Donald Hewlett - Carstairs
• Michael Knowles - Fanshaw
• Gorden Kaye - TV Presenter
• Tim Barrett - Garfield Hawk
• Joe Black - Garstang
• Ann Michelle - Scarth Dare
• Jennifer Lonsdale - Technician

Amongst those making guest appearances were Robert Gillespie, Diana King, Kenneth MacDonald, Norman Mitchell, Harold Bennett, Vicki Michelle and Christopher Mitchell.

Plot

In 2050, a British housewife called Gertrude Noah wins a cookery competition, and the prize is a tour of Britannia Seven, the UK's new Space Exploration Vehicle. In the pilot episode, the craft is accidentally sent blasting off into space with Mrs Noah and a small crew on it. The series then centres on efforts to bring Mrs Noah back down to Earth. The news bulletins on Earth, read by Gorden Kaye, provided what some say are the funniest lines in the programme, revealing countries like the USA and Germany had to turn to Britain, the most successful nation on Earth, for help.

Episodes

Pilot (1977)

• Come Back Mrs Noah (13 December 1977)

Series One (1978)

1. In Orbit (17 July 1978)
2. To the Rescue (24 July 1978)
3. Who Goes Home? (31 July 1978)
4. The Housing Problem (7 August 1978)
5. The Last Chance (14 August 1978)

Other countries

Come Back Mrs Noah was also shown in the Netherlands, starting on 30 June 1979. It was also aired in Australia.

References

• Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
• Come Back Mrs Noah at the British TV Comedy Guide

Footnotes

External links

• Come Back Mrs Noah at bbc.co.uk