Yus My Dear
In this sequel to Romany Jones Wally and Lily Briggs
have "gorn up in the world" from a gypsy caravan site to
a council house. Wally has also suddenly grown an adult brother,
Benny, whose attributes include staying on the dole and a
seemingly pathological urge to sponge off his big bruvver, to the
point where he too - much to the chagrin of Lily - moves into the
council house.
In the first series, Benny has a girlfriend, the blowsy Molly,
to whom he becomes engaged, but the relationship falters in the
second series. Wally is earning a fair wage from his bricklaying
job but he doesn't need much persuading from his sibling to enjoy
a flutter on the dogs.
The part of Benny was the first 'acting' role (beyond a couple
of non-speaking parts in ITC drama The Champions) for
cockney comic Mike Reid, from The Comedians - A career path
that would ultimately lead to his portrayal of Frank Butcher in EastEnders.
To be blunt, Yus My Dear was even worse than Romany
Jones, and must rank as one of the most excruciating sitcoms
of all time, a real black-spot on Wolfe and Chesney's CV.
Blessed are those who spent all of 1976 out of the country!
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