• Air date: 07 Oct '71 7 episodes
      The Lovers is a British television sitcom by Jack Rosenthal, starring Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox as a courting couple, Geoffrey and Beryl. It was made between 1970 and 1971 by Granada Television for the ITV network. The hook for the show was the mismatch between the two, particularly in the area of sex. Beryl was a slightly dizzy character with a penchant for pet names such as "Geoffrey bubbles bonbon", while Geoffrey, though dreamy, was somewhat rough around the edges, obsessed with taking Beryl to bed. A typical exchange between them might consist of the following: The series ran for 13 episodes over one year. Like several other British sitcoms of the time, it was used as the basis for a movie in 1973.
  • List of Episodes (7)
    • 1. The Engagement Party

      07 Oct '71
      Geoffrey is fed up with constantly getting nowhere with Beryl and decides it's all over... but after yet another reconciliation he finally ends up engaged to her.
    • 2. Call It Off

      14 Oct '71
      Geoffrey is determined to find a way out of being engaged to Beryl.
    • 3. The Broken Engagement

      21 Oct '71
      After breaking off his engagement with Beryl, Geoffrey seriously begins to think he's made a mistake.
    • 4. Economy

      28 Oct '71
      Beryl starts organising Geoffrey's finances as she plans for their long-term future.
    • 5. The Better Homes Exhibition

      04 Nov '71
      Geoffrey gets dragged round the Better Homes Exhibition by Beryl who terrifies him with all her talk of settling down and getting a house together with all the mod cons. After worrying excessively of all the things he'll have to buy, Beryl tells him it's okay, he's not to worry... her mother says they can live with her when they're married.
    • 6. The Trial Marriage

      11 Nov '71
      Finally a chance for a bit of ""Percy Filth"" when Beryl's mum is spending an evening away from home and Beryl is willing to let Geoffrey stay over.
    • 7. The Best Laid Plans

      25 Nov '71
      Beryl and her mum are frantically planning the wedding while Geoffrey has a major case of cold feet and wonders if it might be a better idea to call the wedding off and move to Fleetwood.