Honey for Tea is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 in 1994. Starring Felicity Kendal, it was written by Michael Aitkens. The series was poorly received at the time, receiving a particularly scathing review from Victor Lewis-Smith in the London Evening Standard. He later described Felicity Kendal's attempt at an American accent as 'Britain's revenge' for Dick Van Dyke's cockney accent in Mary Poppins.
| Honey for Tea | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | Felicity Kendal Nigel Le Vaillant Leslie Phillips Patrick McCollough Caroline Harker |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 13 March – 24 April 1994 |
Cast
edit- Felicity Kendal – Nancy Belasco
- Nigel Le Vaillant – Prof. Simon Latimer
- Leslie Phillips – Sir Dickie Hobhouse
- Patrick McCollough – Jake Belasco
- Caroline Harker – The Hon. Lucy Courtney
- Alan David – Dr. Basil Quinn
- Tess Dignan – Jill McSweeney
- Crispin Bonham-Carter – Charlie Chadwick
- Helena Little – Prof. Debbie Newman
- Brenda Bruce – Mary Harris
- Bernard Lawrence – Lord St Clair
- April Walker – Lady St Clair
Plot
editOn the death of her husband Harry, a Los Angeles businessman, American Nancy Belasco and her son Jake are insolvent. Much of his money is invested in St Maud's College at Cambridge University, a university he loved. So Nancy, who was born in Cambridge as the child of a GI bride, and Jake decide to go and live in Cambridge. Using her late husband's clout, Nancy gets a job as an assistant bursar, persuading the master of the college, Sir Dickie Hobhouse, to admit Jake on a sports scholarship. This leads to clashes between Nancy and Professor Simon Latimer, who knows Jake doesn't have the academic prowess to warrant his place. Meanwhile, in a culture clash romance, Jake becomes involved with the aristocratic Hon. Lucy Courtney.
Episodes
edit- Episode One (13 March 1994)
- Episode Two (20 March 1994)
- Episode Three (27 March 1994)
- Episode Four (3 April 1994)
- Episode Five (17 April 1994)
- Episode Six (24 April 1994)
- Episode Seven (1 May 1994)
References
edit- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- Honey for Tea at British TV Comedy