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Is Sorry! coming back?

Sorry! (1981–1988) — comedy on BBC One

The answer: Concluded October 10, 1988.
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Genre
Comedy
Network / streamer
BBC One
Premiered
March 12, 1981
Ended
October 10, 1988
Runtime
~30 min per episode
7seasons
42episodes

About Sorry!

Sorry! ended on October 10, 1988, on BBC One. The show had a run that spanned from 1981 to 1982 and then from 1985 to 1988, totaling seven seasons. Its final episode aired on the same day it concluded, marking the end of its broadcast history.

Sorry! was a BBC television sitcom that starred Ronnie Corbett. The series was created and written by Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent, who had previously contributed to The Two Ronnies. The sitcom centered around the character Timothy Lumsden and his interactions with his family and friends, often highlighting humorous domestic situations. The show was known for its traditional comedy style and its theme music, composed by Gaynor Colbourn and Hugh Wisdom, arranged by Gaynor Colbourn, and conducted by Ronnie Hazlehurst.

The cast included Ronnie Corbett as Timothy Lumsden, Barbara Lott as Phyllis Lumsden, William Moore as Sidney Lumsden, Marguerite Hardiman as Muriel, and Derek Fuke as Kevin. Sorry! remains a part of British television comedy history as a series that aired during the 1980s.

Sorry! episode schedule

42 aired

Aired · 42

DateEp.Title
October 10, 1988 S7·E6 Up, Up and Away?
October 3, 1988 S7·E5 Winter's Tales
September 26, 1988 S7·E4 Flying Lessions
September 19, 1988 S7·E3 A Fool and His Money
September 12, 1988 S7·E2 Every Day in Every Way
September 5, 1988 S7·E1 Mothers and Brothers
July 6, 1987 S6·E6 Do You Take This Man - and His Mother?
June 29, 1987 S6·E5 Little Foxes
June 22, 1987 S6·E4 Gone But Not Forgotten
June 15, 1987 S6·E3 Amaze Your Friends!
June 8, 1987 S6·E2 Dream Time
June 1, 1987 S6·E1 A Chief Inspector Calls
June 21, 1986 S5·E6 It's a Wonderful Life Basically
June 14, 1986 S5·E5 My Family and Other Monsters
June 7, 1986 S5·E4 Natural Wastage
May 24, 1986 S5·E3 Bells for Uncle Barstable
May 17, 1986 S5·E2 Every Clown Wants to Play Hamlet
May 10, 1986 S5·E1 The Primal Scene, So to Speak
June 2, 1985 S4·E6 Collapse of a Small Party
May 26, 1985 S4·E5 A Little Something Set Aside
May 19, 1985 S4·E4 Confessions of a Jobbing Gardener
May 12, 1985 S4·E3 One of Our Naughty Bits is Missing
May 5, 1985 S4·E2 Move Over, Mrs. Lumsden
April 28, 1985 S4·E1 My Huckleberry Friend
December 2, 1982 S3·E6 The Big Sleep
November 25, 1982 S3·E5 It Never Rained in Those Days
November 18, 1982 S3·E4 Spellbound
November 11, 1982 S3·E3 Bottom of the Class
November 4, 1982 S3·E2 You're Going Nowhere
October 28, 1982 S3·E1 The Rabbit and the Pussycat
Show 12 earlier episodes
May 27, 1982 S2·E6 Could Do Better
May 20, 1982 S2·E5 The Next Best Man
May 13, 1982 S2·E4 Great Expectations
May 6, 1982 S2·E3 Sons and Lovers
April 29, 1982 S2·E2 Perchance to Dream
April 22, 1982 S2·E1 Cromer or Bust!
April 16, 1981 S1·E6 Curse of the Mummy
April 9, 1981 S1·E5 Does Your Mother Know You're Out?
April 2, 1981 S1·E4 Bachelor Seeks Anywhere
March 26, 1981 S1·E3 The Godfather
March 19, 1981 S1·E2 Buttons
March 12, 1981 S1·E1 For Love or Mummy

Sorry! cast

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