May to December (1989)
May to December (1989)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Anton Rodgers
Alec / Alec Callender / Perry
Clive Francis
Miles
Frances White
Vera Flood / Vera Tipple
Frances White
Vera Flood / Vera Tipple
Eve Matheson
Zoe
Paul Venables
Jamie / Jamie Callender / Paul
Rebecca Lacey
Hilary / Roxie
Verity Lambert
Producer
Paul Mendelson
Writer
Chrissie Cotterill
Debbie / Debbie Burgess / The Broad
Kate Williams
Dorothy Burgess / Dorothy Burgess - Zoe's Mother
Lesley Dunlop
Zoe / Zoe Callender / Dream Girl
Carolyn Pickles
Simone / Simone Trevelyan / The Murderess
Paul Raynor
Roy / Beefcake
Sydney Lotterby
Director
John Jarvis
Editor
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
May to December is a British sitcom which ran for 39 episodes, from 2 April 1989 to 27 May 1994 on BBC1. The series was created by Paul Mendelson and produced by Cinema Verity. The series was nominated for the BAFTA award for "Best Television Comedy Series" in 1991, but lost out to The New Statesman.Set in Pinner, Greater London, it revolved around the romance between a widowed solicitor, Alec Callender (played by veteran television actor Anton Rodgers) and a much younger woman, Zoë Angell (played by Eve Matheson in series one and two, and by Lesley Dunlop in series three to six).The title of the show comes from the Anderson-Weill song "September Song", which is sung during the credits.
The titles of all the episodes of May to December are taken from songs. Most are from musicals, reflecting Alec and Zoë's mutual interest, but some later ones are hits from the 1950s and 1960s.In keeping with a number of other BBC sitcoms, such as To the Manor Born, Yes Minister, As Time Goes By, One Foot in the Grave and others, a radio adaptation of episodes was produced. Episodes were adapted from the original television scripts for the first TV series. Lesley Dunlop played Zoë throughout and Rebecca Lacey returned in the role of Hilary after leaving the TV show after the fifth series. The radio series was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Thursdays at 9pm between 23 April and 28 May 1998.