My Wife Next Door

My Wife Next Door
Genre	British sitcom
Created by	Brian Clemens Richard Waring
Written by	Richard Waring
Directed by	Graeme Muir
Starring	John Alderton Hannah Gordon
Composer	Dennis Wilson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer	Graeme Muir
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	19 September (1972-09-19) – 12 December 1972 (1972-12-12)

My Wife Next Door is a British sitcom created by Brian Clemens and Richard Waring, and written by Waring. It was shown on BBC1 in 1972, and ran for 13 episodes.

The programme is about a couple, George Basset (John Alderton) and Suzie Basset (Hannah Gordon). Each tries to start afresh after their divorce. They move to the country, only to find that they have moved into adjoining cottages.[1]

The series won a British Academy Television Award for Best Situation Comedy in 1973.[2] During a repeat run of the series, in January 1980, one episode gained 19.3 million viewers and was the second most-watched programme that week.[3]

In the 1980s, a three-episode VHS video was released.[4] The complete series was released onto DVD in 2018.

All episodes were written by Richard Waring, and directed by Graeme Muir.

• My Wife Next Door at British Comedy Guide
• My Wife Next Door at IMDb

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