Mann's Best Friends

Mann's Best Friends is a British television sitcom which first aired on Channel 4 in 1985^[1] It is set in a boarding house where the easy-going landlord fails to control the antics of his chaotic tenants, leading him to seek the assistance of the domineering Hamish James Ordway who has recently retired from the Water Board.

Mann's Best Friends
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Roy Clarke
Directed by	Derrick Goodwin
Starring	Fulton Mackay Barry Stanton Bernard Bresslaw
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Derrick Goodwin
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Thames Television
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	15 April (1985-04-15) – 20 May 1985 (1985-05-20)

Main cast

• Fulton Mackay as Hamish James Ordway
• Barry Stanton as Henry Mann
• Bernard Bresslaw as Duncan
• Barbara Hicks as Mrs. Mann
• Patricia Brake as Dolly Delights
• Clive Merrison as Irvin
• Liz Smith as Mrs. Anstruther
• Sara Corper as Phoebe
• Reginald Marsh as Mr. Beasley (1 episode)
• Rebecca Lacey as Receptionist (1 episode)