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Clarence

Clarence

Clarence

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1988)
DVD
TV Series | Comedy
UK | English | Color | 02:57

Coronation Day, 1937. Clarence Sale is a bumbling, short-sighted Cockney removals man, who sees the world as an opaque blur and spends more of his time bumbing into things than packing them. Then he bumps into housemaid Jane Travers - who changes his life in dramatic ways.


Episodes View details

1 Episode #1.1 11 min | Jan 04, 1988

It's the coronation day for George VI and everybody is celebrating except Clarence, who is in charge of moving an upper class lady's furniture. With Clarence's very poor eyesight, it wasn't going to go well. Jane lends him a hand.

2 Episode #1.2 11 min | Jan 11, 1988

Clarence and Jane are getting on well together. Jane considers Clarence's marriage proposal and decides to have a trial by sharing a house with Clarence. They move to the country into a home that Jane has been bequeathed.

3 Episode #1.3 11 min | Jan 18, 1988

Clarence proposes to Jane and she accepts. However, she doesn't want to share her bed with him just yet. Clarence is given a job moving furniture by the vicar's wife, which results in Jane getting a job as a domestic for her.

4 Episode #1.4 22 min | Jan 25, 1988

Clarence starts to dig up the garden but his poor eyesight is not helping - he ends up planting beads instead of beans. Then he has to set up a new chicken coup but leaves a huge gap in the fence.

5 Episode #1.5 22 min | Feb 01, 1988

Clarence decides to go to the labour exchange looking for a job. He gets a job working for the council at the sewage works. However, his smell sends everybody running and he quits. Jane decides to marry Clarence.

6 Episode #1.6 10 min | Feb 08, 1988

Jane gets a job looking after an elderly lady and Clarence looks after the garden. Again, his short-sightedness causes problems. He takes the lady for a walk but ends up losing her. Clarence and Jane finally get married.

Cast View all

Ronnie Barker Clarence Sale
Josephine Tewson Jane Travers
Phyllida Law Mrs. Vaile
Julia Deakin Angela
Gwen Nelson Mrs. Titheridge
Richard Caldicot Cinema Manager
Ann Rye Vicar's Wife
Jonathan Stratt Albert
Damaris Hayman Miss Hardacre
Steve Whyment Delivery Boy
George Ballantine Man at Bus Stop
Brigid Mackay Countrywoman

Crew View all

Director Mike Stephens
Writer Ronnie Barker
Producer Mike Stephens

Edition details

Nr Discs 1
Layers Single side, Single layer

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Added Date May 27, 2023 22:42:44
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