It Takes a Worried Man
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For the folk song, see Worried Man Blues.
It Takes a Worried Man is a British TV sitcom. It was made by Thames Television and ran for three series, broadcast from October 1981 to November 1983. The first two series were broadcast on the ITV network, and the third and final series on Channel 4. Most episodes were written by the star, Peter Tilbury, who played office worker Philip Roath. The title comes from a line in the folk song Worried Man Blues.[1] The series was based on the writings about the male menopause by novelist Philip Roth,[2] for which Tilbury also named the main character after. He also took inspiration from his own life towards the character of Roath.[3]
Quick Facts It Takes a Worried Man, Created by ...
It Takes a Worried Man | |
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Created by | Peter Tilbury |
Directed by | Alan Tarrant |
Starring | Peter Tilbury |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 19 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Thames Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV (series 1ā2) Channel 4 (series 3) |
Release | 27 October 1981 (1981-10-27) ā 20 November 1983 (1983-11-20) |
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