My Wife Jacqueline is a British sitcom that aired on the BBC Television Service in 1952. It starred Leslie Phillips and Joy Shelton as a young married couple. For Phillips it was his first lead in a television serial.
Cast Leslie Phillips – Tom Bridger Joy Shelton – Jacqueline Bridger Desmond Llewelyn – Keith Appleyard Anthea Holloway – Margaret Edward Dentith – Trevor Mathews Virginia Carol – Gwendoline Delphi Lawrence – Peggy de Varney David Keir – Reverend Osborne H.G. Stoker – General Bridger
Episodes My Wife Jacqueline aired on Wednesdays at around 8.30pm. The programme was broadcast live from Lime Grove Studios and believed never to have been recorded.
# Episode Title Original Broadcast Date 1"The Mysterious Complaint"30 July 19522"The Agonies of Courtship"13 August 19523"Common Interests"10 September 19524"Getting Margaret Married"24 September 19525"The Landed Proprietor"8 October 19526"Happily Ever After"22 October 1952
Reception In his 2006 autobiography, Hello, Phillips said "The script was as light as a feather, with characters who appeared to live in a social, political and cultural vacuum that made Mrs Dale's Diary look like a profound study of social history." He also said "we were all surprised how this production reached the public."
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