Never a Cross Word

Never a Cross Word is a British television sitcom which aired on ITV. It was originally broadcast in two series between 10 August and 31 January 1970. It was one of several comedies produced by the newly-formed London Weekend Television along with On the Buses and Please Sir!.^[1]

Never a Cross Word
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Donald Churchill Michael Pertwee
Directed by	David Askey Stuart Allen
Starring	Paul Daneman Nyree Dawn Porter Barbara Murray
Composer	Stanley Myers
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producers	David Askey Stuart Allen
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	London Weekend Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	10 August 1968 (1968-08-10) – 31 January 1970 (1970-01-31)

Main cast

• Paul Daneman as Ronald Baldock (13 episodes, both series)
• Barbara Murray as Deirdre Baldock (7 episodes, series 2)
• Nyree Dawn Porter as Deirdre Baldock (6 episodes, series 1)

In addition numerous actors appeared in episodes of the show including James Beck, Lana Morris, Hattie Jacques, June Whitfield, John Alderton, Sam Kydd, Anthony Dawes, Joan Benham, Kate O'Mara, Charlotte Mitchell, Jack Watling, Margaret Courtenay and Chris Sandford.