
Shine on Harvey Moon! is a British comedy-drama series made by Central Television for ITV from 8 January 1982 to 23 August 1985 and briefly revived in 1995 by Meridian. This generally light-hearted series was created by comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. The series is set in the East End of London shortly after the Second World War. Upon being demobbed RAF serviceman Harvey Moon, played by Kenneth Cranham, returns home and finds his family involved in various troubles. His wife Rita, played by Maggie Steed, is not interested in resuming their relationship, and works in a seedy nightclub frequented by American servicemen. He becomes involved with the Labour Party and the union movement. The name of the series is a wordplay on the title of the popular 1908 song 'Shine On, Harvest Moon'. The first series was commissioned and recorded by ATV at their Elstree studios with the remaining series filmed at newly constructed facilities in Nottingham.
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Air Date: 1982-01-08
In November 1945 corporals Harvey Moon and Lou Lewis return to London from Bombay, where they sat out the war as stor...
Air Date: 1982-01-15
Harvey decides to spend a Saturday with Stanley and take him to watch the Arsenal play football. However, since Harve...
Air Date: 1982-01-22
Harvey and Lou go to Bedfordshire to get officially demobbed, where Harvey, a non-smoker, uses his cigarette allowanc...
Air Date: 1982-01-29
Harvey is not happy when Lou brings home a stack of black market sugar. He is no happier when the Labour Exchange get...
Air Date: 1982-02-05
To reward head mistress Harriet for giving Stanley extra work to get him into grammar school, Harvey Harriet to an up...
Air Date: 1982-02-12
With Christmas approaching Harvey is anxious to get Stanley a bike courtesy of one of Lou's spiv friends and works lo...