My Wife Jacqueline

My Wife Jacqueline
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	A.P. Dearsley
Starring	Leslie Phillips Joy Shelton Anthea Holloway
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Dicky Leeman
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Television Service
Release	30 July (1952-07-30) – 22 October 1952 (1952-10-22)

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.[1]

Cast

• Leslie Phillips – Tom Bridger
• Joy Shelton – Jacqueline Bridger
• Anthea Holloway – Margaret

Episodes

My Wife Jacqueline aired on Wednesdays at around 8.30pm.[2] The programme was broadcast live from Lime Grove Studios and believed never to have been recorded.[1][3]

#	Episode Title	Original Broadcast Date
1	"The Mysterious Complaint"	30 July 1952
2	"The Agonies of Courtship"	13 August 1952
3	"Common Interests"	10 September 1952
4	"Getting Margaret Married"	24 September 1952
5	"The Landed Proprietor"	8 October 1952
6	"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."[1]

References

1. Phillips, Leslie (2006). Hello: The Autobiography. Orion Publishing Group. ISBN 0752868896.
2. Lewishohn, Mark (2003). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. London: BBC Worldwide. ISBN 0-563-48755-0.
3. "LostShows.com". LostShows.com. 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.