It’s one of the lesser remembered Sid James sitcoms and barring a brief run on the now defunct Forces TV hasn’t had much of a repeat outing. headed off to the next Powell and Driver vehicle Bless This House, a far more appropriate programme for someone The series was written by the successful writing team that would go on to pen such classics as Love Thy Neighbour and Bless This House and produced by Thames Television for ITV. Six years after 'Clover' began, the much more remembered self sufficiency sitcom 'The Good Life' came to our screens. 'The Good Life' is a classic sitcom in my opinion, yet I preferred 'Clover' I wonder how much inspiration John Esmonde and Bob Lareby got from 'Two in Clover'? 'Life' lasted for four series, double which 'Clover' did.

So Powell & Driver had to come up with an idea for Sid James. This was proving incredibly difficult for them. Day after day they just couldn't think of anything. One lunchtime they went to the local pub for lunch, when there was a party going on. It was in aid of a car mechanic the duo knew called Ted. Ted was fed up of coming home from work every night in oil and dirt, so he'd brought a small holding farm in the country. He knew nothing about farming, it would be a new experience. Powell got some beer mats from behind the bar and they both started writing what it'd be like having Sid James in Ted's situation. 'Two in Clover' was born. of James’s age and popularity. For Spinetti, Two in Clover was essentially the only starring vehicle of artists at the turn of the decade, most notably It’s Marty, Marty Feldman’s hugely influential sketch-basedCarry on Christmas 1 9 6 9 (UK) 1 x 60 minute episode For the first time, the Carry On team - then at the peak…

Londoner Sid Turner ( Carry On star Sid James) and Welshman Vic Evans (Victor Spinetti) were middle-aged bachelors who worked as clerks in a City insurance firm and were thoroughly fed up with their lot. At time of this post it hadn’t appeared on any of the big streaming platforms. Selected episodes can be found on You Tube. Bachelor Gaye, The 1 9 7 1 (Australia) 5 x 30 minute episodes This short-lived Australian comedy series starred John Meillon as Sid Gaye,… East End, West End 1 9 5 8 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes Premiering on Tuesday 4 February 1958, this six-part comedy series from…It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling 1 9 7 1 (UK) 7 x 30 minute episodes Samantha, Virginia, Clover and Gillian (known as 'Pudding' because of her… With George and the Dragonhaving finished Thames decided to reunite Sid with the writers of the programme After four series of the amiable 'George & The Dragon', Sid James crossed from ATV to Thames after writing duo Vince Powell and Harry Driver had signed a lucrative contract with them. Their first show together at Thames was the sublime 'Two In Clover', which cast him alongside Victor Spinetti. The two played Sid Turner and Vic Evans, two stressed out nine til fivers who decide to quit their jobs as filing clerks and take up farming. what would become a powerhouse comedy writing team on the commercial networks. George and the Dragon had been a