Holding the Fort 44 years old

Holding the Fort is an ITV situation comedy starring Peter Davison, Patricia Hodge and Matthew Kelly. It was an early product of the writing team of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Three series were recorded, a total of twenty episodes, first aired between 1980 and 1982, concurrent with Davison also starring in Doctor Who. It was made for the ITV network by LWT The situation was a role-reversal comedy, in which the premise was that Russell Milburn becomes a "house-husband" to raise his baby daughter while his wife, Penny a captain in the Women's Royal Army Corps, goes out to work. Russell's friend Fitzroy, or "Fitz", adds to the comic tension by encouraging Russell's enthusiasm for football, pacifism and beer.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Patricia Hodge She was 33 , now 78 years old
Christopher Godwin He was 37 , now 81 years old
Peter Davison He was 29 , now 73 years old as Russell Milburn

Crew

Name Job title
Holding the Fort (44 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1980-09-05
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 20