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''My Wife Next Door'' is a
British sitcom A British sitcom or a Britcom is a situational comedy programme produced for British television. British sitcoms have predominantly been recorded on studio sets, while some include an element of location filming. Live audiences and multi-camera ...
created by Brian Clemens and written by Richard Waring. It was shown on
BBC1 BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and Flagship (broadcasting), flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includ ...
in 1972, and ran for 13 episodes. The programme is about a couple, George Basset ( John Alderton) and Suzie Basset (
Hannah Gordon Hannah Campbell Grant Gordon
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(born 9 April 1941) is a Scottish actress and presenter ...
). Each tries to start afresh after their divorce. They move to the country, only to find that they have moved into adjoining cottages. The series won a
British Academy Television Award for Best Situation Comedy The British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy is awarded annually as part of the British Academy Television Awards. Until 2015, the category was named the British Academy Television Award for Best Situation Comedy. According to B ...
in 1973. During a repeat run of the series, in January 1980, one episode gained 19.3 million viewers and was the second most-watched programme that week.The Mausoleum Club
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The complete series was released onto DVD in 2018.


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* * 1970s British sitcoms 1972 British television series debuts 1972 British television series endings BBC television sitcoms British English-language television shows BAFTA winners (television series) {{BBC-comedy-tv-prog-stub