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Fresh Fields

📅 1984 ⭐ 6.6 🕐 30m GB GB

Fresh Fields is a British situation comedy written by John T. Chapman and produced by Thames Television for ITV between 7 March 1984 and 23 October 1986. A ratings success at the time, the show is well remembered for its opening titles featuring a silhouette of a person in a rocking chair. It stars Julia McKenzie and Anton Rodgers as Hester and William Fields, a devoted middle-class couple with an idyllic suburban lifestyle. William works while Hester keeps home. The crux of the show was that she was always looking to try new hobbies or find ways to improve her life, much of which exasperated her hard-working husband. The family home had a granny flat attached, in which Hester's mother Nancy lived. She was divorced from Hester's father Guy although remarried him as the series progressed. The couple had a daughter called Emma who frequently telephoned but never appeared. Her husband Peter did appear often. They later had a son — the Fields' first grandchild — whom they named Guy, after his great-grandfather. Perhaps, the best remembered supporting character was Sonia Barrett who would frequently pop round to borrow items to replace hers due to breakage, theft or mislaying. Hester was not perturbed by this, as the two were close friends, but it used to irritate William. Sonia had the show's only catchphrase — she would always knock on the back door of the Fields' home and then say It's only Sonia! as she walked in. This would sometimes lead to applause of recognition from the studio audience, a phenomenon more regularly seen within American sitcoms. Sonia's husband John appeared on occasion, as did William's secretary Miss Denham, played by Daphne Oxenford.

Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 6 episodes
E1
Dish of the Day 1984-03-07
E2
Middle-Age Dread 1984-03-14
E3
Hook, Line and Sink Her 1984-03-21
E4
The Naked Truth 1984-03-28
E5
Des Det Res 1984-04-04
E6
Something in the Oven 1984-04-11
Season 2 6 episodes
E1
A Night to Remember 1984-09-05
E2
A Brief Encounter 1984-09-12
E3
Alright on the Night 1984-09-19
E4
In the Spring 1984-09-26
E5
Business Contacts 1984-10-03
E6
Get Me to the Church 1984-10-10
Season 3 7 episodes
E1
Do It Yourself 1985-09-04
E2
A Waiting Game 1985-09-11
E3
Moveable Feasts 1985-09-18
E4
Tipping The Scales 1985-09-25
E5
Crossed Lines 1985-10-02
E6
Alarums And Excursions 1985-10-09
E7
A Dickens Of a Christmas (1985 Christmas Special) 1985-12-25
Season 4 8 episodes
E1
A Nose For Trouble 1986-09-04
E2
The Old Folks At Home 1986-09-11
E3
One Damned Ming After Another 1986-09-18
E4
Life Is Full Of Ups And Downs 1986-09-25
E5
It Takes Two To Tango 1986-10-02
E6
Caught In The Act 1986-10-09
E7
Brighton Or Bust 1986-10-16
E8
Happy Returns 1986-10-23
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