The Lovers (1970 TV series)
| The Lovers | |
|---|---|
Opening title card | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Jack Rosenthal |
| Written by | Jack Rosenthal Geoffrey Lancashire |
| Directed by |
|
| Starring | Paula Wilcox Richard Beckinsale Robin Nedwell Joan Scott |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Granada Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 27 October 1970 – 18 November 1971 |
The Lovers is a British television sitcom created and written by Jack Rosenthal, and produced by Granada Television. It stars Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox as Geoffrey and Beryl, a courting couple with conflicting attitudes toward sex and marriage.
ITV transmitted the two-series programme from 1970 to 1971; Channel 4 repeated it in 1996. Rosenthal also wrote a feature film, The Lovers!, which British Lion Film Corporation released in 1973.