''Get Back'' is a British

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ...

written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran which ran for two series between 26 October 1992 and 15 November 1993 on

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. It followed the Sweet family, led by father Martin, played by

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, a self-made man who lost his money in the recession of the early 1990s and has to downsize, moving in with his father in a council flat. It is notable for the early appearance of

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, who played one of the family's daughters. The series title, the character names and the titles of each episode were all inspired by Beatles songs.

Characters

as Martin Sweet *

Carol Harrison Carol Harrison (born 8 February 1955) is an English actress and writer. She is known mostly for her work on British television, in particular her role as Louise Raymond in BBC's ''EastEnders''. Career Harrison made her acting debut in 1976, in t ...

as Loretta Sweet *

as Eleanor Sweet * Michelle Cattini as Joanne 'Jojo' Sweet *

Larry Lamb Lawrence Douglas Lamb (born 1 October 1947) is an English actor and radio presenter. He played Archie Mitchell in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', Mick Shipman in the BBC comedy series '' Gavin & Stacey'' and Ted Case in the final series ...

as Albert Sweet *

Jane Booker Jane P Booker (born 9 May 1956) is an English actress. She was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, and has over 40 television roles to her credit. One of her first roles was in James Ivory's " Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures ...

as Prudence Sweet *

John Bardon John Bardon (born John Michael Jones, 25 August 1939 – 12 September 2014) was an English stage and screen actor. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1988 (1987 season) for '' Kiss Me, Kate'', sharing the aw ...

as Bernie Sweet * George 'Zoot' Money as Bungalow Bill * Shirley Stelfox as Lucy (Series 1)

List of episodes

Series 1 (1992)

Series 2 (1993)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Get Back (Tv Series) 1992 British television series debuts 1993 British television series endings 1990s British sitcoms BBC television sitcoms English-language television shows Television series by Fremantle (company) Television shows set in London