No, Honestly(1974)
Comedy
First Air Date: 1974-10-04
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 6.5
Votes: 4
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
No, Honestly is a British sitcom that was originally produced in 1974. No, Honestly featured the real-life married couple of Pauline Collins and John Alderton respectively as Clara and Charles Danby, a newlywed couple living in London. The character of Clara was a ditzy dreamer who hoped to write books for children. Charles Danby by contrast was a struggling actor with a more serious streak. At the start of each episode, the couple appeared in front of an audience telling stories about their first meeting, courtship and life as newlyweds. The entire programme, therefore, was a series of flashbacks as the couple recounted the earlier days of their romance. Filled with witty and sparkling banter, the episodes featured comic situations ranging from problems with mistaken identity to decorating and makeover mishaps. In homage to George Burns and Gracie Allen, CD would end each episode with the phrase "Say goodnight, Clara." The series is based on the novels Coronet Among the Weeds and Coronet Among the Grass written by Charlotte Bingham, who was co-creator of the TV series with her husband Terence Brady. The theme song for No, Honestly was written and performed by Lynsey De Paul. It peaked on the UK charts at number 7.
Keywords
married couplemarriageflashback
Seasons & Episodes
No honestly season 1
Episodes: 13E01
The Facts of Life
Air Date: 1974-10-04
Struggling actor Charles Danby meets children's' author Clara Burrell at a boring party and asks her out for an after...
E02
The Object of the Game
Air Date: 1974-10-11
After a week and a half of going out, Clara tries to fit into C.D.'s life by joining his football team as a goalkeepe...
E03
More Royle Than Noble Really
Air Date: 1974-10-18
C.D. suffers from a case of nerves when he comes to meet Clara's father and the imperious butler Royle; but who is wh...
E04
Finding the Form
Air Date: 1974-10-27
C.D. takes Clara clothes shopping to try to change her image.
E05
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Air Date: 1974-11-03
C.D. tries to hide that fact that he was an orphan by hiring actor friends to play his parents at a dinner party give...
E06
Just Cause or Impediment
Air Date: 1974-11-10
Clara decides they should try various aspects of living together before they get married. Clara tries her hand at coo...
E07
Now We Are Married
Air Date: 1974-11-17
The Danbys try not to let anyone know that they are on their ""thingy."" So when they arrive at the hotel they try to...
E08
Everything in the Garden
Air Date: 1974-12-01
The newlyweds have their first ""sage and sorrel"" over household chores and Clara's painting everything white. In he...
E09
Having Them Back
Air Date: 1974-12-08
Clara and C.D. have a disastrous dinner party to pay back their social obligations.
E10
Plenty of Shoulder Not Much Wheel
Air Date: 1974-12-15
Clara quarrels with her publisher over the use of Ollie the Otter for a new project and C.D. goes quietly crazy when ...
E11
Bed, Beautiful Bed
Air Date: 1974-12-22
Still unemployed, the Danbys sell Clara's antique bed to help pay the bills because they aren't broke but ""more comp...
E12
Only Make Believe
Air Date: 1974-12-29
Clara gets a small part in a movie featuring C.D. and their living room.
E13
Surprise Surprise
Air Date: 1975-01-05
C.D. & Clara try to surprise each other on the morning of their first wedding anniversary and are both surprised by a...
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