The Cuckoo Waltz 49 years old

The Cuckoo Waltz was a British television sitcom made by Granada Television for the ITV network between 1975 and 1977 and in 1980. The series which was set in 1970s and Manchester, written by Geoffrey Lancashire, produced and directed by Bill Gilmour, dealt with the comic complications that ensue when impoverished newlyweds Chris and Fliss Hawthorne take in a lodger, Gavin Rumsey, to ease their financial problems. Collins left after 3 series and was replaced by Ian Saynor as Adrian Lockett in the fourth series. The series was re-screened by now defunct Satellite TV channel, Granada Plus, in the late 1990s and early-mid-2000s.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Joanna Lumley She was 29 , now 78 years old as Harriet Paulden
Josette Simon She was 15 , now 64 years old
Diane Keen She was 29 , now 78 years old
Lewis Collins He was 29 , 67 years old when he died
David Roper He was 31 , now 80 years old
Duggie Brown He was 35 , now 84 years old
Paul Shane He was 35 , 72 years old when he died
Rachel Davies She was 129 , 69 years old when she died as Carol Rumsey

Crew

Name Job title
The Cuckoo Waltz poster
The Cuckoo Waltz (49 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1975-10-27
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 26