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The Cuckoo Waltz (1975)

30m

Running Time

4
Seasons

26
Episodes

The Cuckoo Waltz (1975)

30m

Running Time

4
Seasons

26
Episodes

Plot.

The Cuckoo Waltz was a British television sitcom made by Granada Television for the ITV network between 1975 and 1977 and in 1980. The series which was set in 1970s and Manchester, written by Geoffrey Lancashire, produced and directed by Bill Gilmour, dealt with the comic complications that ensue when impoverished newlyweds Chris and Fliss Hawthorne take in a lodger, Gavin Rumsey, to ease their financial problems. Collins left after 3 series and was replaced by Ian Saynor as Adrian Lockett in the fourth series. The series was re-screened by now defunct Satellite TV channel, Granada Plus, in the late 1990s and early-mid-2000s.

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Cast & Crew.

Lewis Collins

Diane Keen

David Roper

Joanna Lumley

Harriet Paulden

Clare Kelly

Connie Wagstaffe

Ian Saynor

Bill Gilmour

Director

Bobby Pattinson

Ted Machin

Rachel Davies

Carol Rumsey

Duggie Brown

Josette Simon

Stan Richards

Paul Shane

Eric Longworth

Details.

Release Date
October 27, 1975

Status
Ended

Seasons
4

Episodes
26

Running Time
30m

Genres
Comedy

Last updated: 2025-02-10

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Wiki.

The Cuckoo Waltz is a British television sitcom produced by Granada Television for the ITV network between 27 October 1975 and 7 August 1980. It was written by Geoffrey Lancashire, and produced and directed by Bill Gilmour.

The series, which was set in 1970s and early 1980s Manchester, dealt with the comic complications that ensue when impoverished newly-weds Chris and Fliss Hawthorne (David Roper and Diane Keen) take in lodger Gavin Rumsey (Lewis Collins) to ease their financial problems. Collins left after three series and was replaced by Ian Saynor as Adrian Lockett in the fourth series.

The series was re-screened by now defunct satellite TV channel Granada Plus in the late 1990s and early to mid-2000s, and by Rewind TV in 2024, alongside other Granada sitcoms like Surgical Spirit and Watching.