''Two in Clover'' is a

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that ran for two series from 1969 to 1970. It starred Sid James and Victor Spinetti and was written by '' Bless This House'' writing duo Vince Powell and Harry Driver. It was produced and directed by Alan Tarrant. The first series was made in

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and the second series was made in

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. It was made by

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for the ITV network.

Plot

Two city clerks, Sid Turner (James) and Vic Evans (Spinetti), abandon the nine-to-five to run a small farm out in the country. A recurring theme throughout the two series was Sid's love of his Friesian cow "Fanny".

Cast

* Sidney James as Sid Turner (13 episodes) * Victor Spinetti as Vic Evans (12 episodes) *

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as Policeman (5 episodes) *Victor Platt as Landlord (4 episodes) * Gerald Flood as Gerald Bromley-Jones (2 episodes) Notable guest stars include James Beck, Hermione Baddeley,

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, John Inman, Richard Davies as Vic's

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brother David and

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as himself.

Episodes

Series One (1969)

*1.1. Series 1, Episode 1 (18 February 1969) *1.2. Series 1, Episode 2 (25 February 1969) *1.3. Series 1, Episode 3 (4 March 1969) *1.4. Series 1, Episode 4 (11 March 1969) *1.5. Series 1, Episode 5 (18 March 1969) *1.6. Series 1, Episode 6 (25 March 1969) *1.7. Series 1, Episode 7 (1 April 1969)

Series Two (1970)

*2.1. Series 2, Episode 1 (10 February 1970) *2.2. Series 2, Episode 2 (17 February 1970) *2.3. Series 2, Episode 3 (24 February 1970) *2.4. Series 2, Episode 4 (3 March 1970) *2.5. Series 2, Episode 5 (17 March 1970) *2.6. Series 2, Episode 6 (24 March 1970)

DVD releases

Both series of Two in Clover have been released on DVD by Network in 2004.

External links

* * {{VincePowell 1969 British television series debuts 1970 British television series endings 1960s British sitcoms 1970s British sitcoms ITV sitcoms Television shows produced by Thames Television Television series by Fremantle (company) British English-language television shows