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I Didn't Know You Cared

October 17, 2023

I Didn't Know You Cared is a British television comedy set in a working-class household in South Yorkshire in the 1970s, written by Peter Tinniswood loosely based upon his books A Touch of Daniel, I Didn't Know You Cared and Except You're a Bird. It was broadcast by the BBC in four series (seven episodes each in series 1, 3 and 4 and six in series 2) from 1975 to 1979.

I Didn't Know You Cared
GenreSitcom
Created byPeter Tinniswood
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes27
Production
ProducerBernard Thompson
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC
Release
Original networkBBC1
Original release27 August 1975 (1975-08-27) –
26 June 1979 (1979-06-26)

The main characters are: Carter Brandon (played by Stephen Rea and, in series 3 and 4, Keith Drinkel); his uncle, Uncle Mort (Robin Bailey); his mother, Annie (Liz Smith); his father, Les (John Comer); his girlfriend (later wife), Pat Partington (Anita Carey and, in series 3 and 4, Liz Goulding); and his other uncle, Uncle Staveley (Bert Palmer and, in series 4, Leslie Sarony). Auntie Lil (Gretchen Franklin), appears in the first two series. Other recurring characters, mostly from Carter's workplace, are: Linda Preston (Deirdre Costello); Mrs Partington, Pat's mother (Vanda Godsell); Sid Skelhorn (Ray Dunbobbin and, in series 3 and 4, Bobby Pattinson); and Louis St. John (Paul Barber).

The novels narrate the story of which Carter's thoughts are an integral part. A recurring theme in the books is conversation between Carter and baby Daniel (Uncle Mort's son). One feature of the books is a line at the top of each page which summarizes the developments on that page. The TV series adhere more closely to the conventions of situation comedy, and present generally light-hearted versions of the stories from the books.

In the TV series, Uncle Staveley (remembered for his catchphrase, "I heard that! Pardon?") always appears with the ashes of Corporal Parkinson—one of his comrades from World War I—in a box around his neck.

Peter Tinniswood wrote five further series for BBC Radio 4 featuring members of the Brandon family between 1987 and 1996; two five-episode series each of Uncle Mort's North Country & Uncle Mort's South Country and a five-episode series of Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe. In these series, Stephen Thorne played Uncle Mort, with Peter Skellern as Carter Brandon (Sam Kelly replaced Skellern in South Country and Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe).[1]

Episodes Edit

Series 1 (1975) Edit

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Cause For Celebration"27 August 1975 (1975-08-27)
22"A Knitter in the Family"3 September 1975 (1975-09-03)
33"The Old Tin Trunk"10 September 1975 (1975-09-10)
44"After the Ball Was Over"17 September 1975 (1975-09-17)
55"Aye... Well... Mm..."24 September 1975 (1975-09-24)
66"Large or Small, Big or Tall"1 October 1975 (1975-10-01)
77"The Axe and Cleaver"15 October 1975 (1975-10-15)

Series 2 (1976) Edit

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
81"The Way My Wife Looks at Me"20 April 1976 (1976-04-20)
92"Chez Us"27 April 1976 (1976-04-27)
103"A Woman's Work"4 May 1976 (1976-05-04)
114"A Signal Disaster"11 May 1976 (1976-05-11)
125"You Should See Me Now"18 May 1976 (1976-05-18)
136"Good Wood God!"25 May 1976 (1976-05-25)

Series 3 (1978) Edit

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
141"Men at Work"11 January 1978 (1978-01-11)
152"A Grave Decision"18 January 1978 (1978-01-18)
163"Party Games"25 January 1978 (1978-01-25)
174"A Bleak Day"1 February 1978 (1978-02-01)
185"Stout Deeds"8 February 1978 (1978-02-08)
196"Paradise Lost"15 February 1978 (1978-02-15)
207"The Last Tram"22 February 1978 (1978-02-22)

Series 4 (1979) Edit

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
211"The Love Match"8 May 1979 (1979-05-08)
222"Love is a Many Spleandoured Thing"15 May 1979 (1979-05-15)
233"A Tip Top Day"22 May 1979 (1979-05-22)
244"Don't Answer That"29 May 1979 (1979-05-29)
255"The Great Escape"5 June 1979 (1979-06-05)
266"What's in a Name?"19 June 1979 (1979-06-19)
277"The Great Day"26 June 1979 (1979-06-26)

References Edit

  1. ^ "BBC Genome Project: Radio Times Listings – I didn't know you cared".

External links Edit

October 17, 2023
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