Three Up, Two Down

TV Show · Comedy

A comedy series that follows an odd couple who find themselves reluctantly living together. With young couple Angie and Nick Tyler having just had a baby, they decide to rent their basement flat to help them deal with the added expenses mounting up. The pair finds their new prospective tenants in the form of their own parents, Nick's father, Sam, and Angie's mother, Daphne. Finding it difficult to decide who should take the flat, the widowed grandparents are forced to share. Despite their initial spats, the in-laws become rather fond of each other, and romance ensues between them.

1985 · 29m
Starring Michael Elphick, Angela Thorne, Lysette Anthony
Director John B. Hobbs, Mandie Fletcher

Season 3

  • EPISODE 1
    Four's a Crowd
    The Major has departed under a cloud, but Daphne finds it hard to accept Sam as a silver lining.
    29 min
  • EPISODE 2
    One Flew Over the Perimeter Fence
    Daphne prepares for the Major's appointment at the police station, and to Sam's disgust, Giles is back protesting his innocence.
    29 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Truth and Consequences
    Daphne tries to come to terms with the scales of justice.
    30 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Mirror Mirror on the Wall
    Giles has been sent to prison for three months, leaving Daphne alone and in need of sympathy.
    30 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Jailhouse Shock
    The imprisoned Giles tries to regain Daphne's affections. Nick is feeling a failure as Angie sets off for a modelling assignment.
    29 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Come Sail with Me
    Daphne's worst fears are confirmed when a trip to the coast finds her all at sea.
    30 min

Cast & Crew

  • Michael Elphick
    Sam Tyler
  • Angela Thorne
    Daphne Trenchard
  • Lysette Anthony
    Angie Tyler
  • Ray Burdis
    Nick Tyler
  • J‌G
    John Grillo
    Wilf
  • N‌S
    Neil Stacy
    Giles
  • K‌J
    Kit Jackson
    George
  • Vicki Woolf
    Rhonda
  • J‌B
    John B. Hobbs
    Director
  • Mandie Fletcher
    Director
  • J‌B
    John B. Hobbs
    Producer

About

Three Up, Two Down

Comedy

A comedy series that follows an odd couple who find themselves reluctantly living together. With young couple Angie and Nick Tyler having just had a baby, they decide to rent their basement flat to help them deal with the added expenses mounting up. The pair finds their new prospective tenants in the form of their own parents, Nick's father, Sam, and Angie's mother, Daphne. Finding it difficult to decide who should take the flat, the widowed grandparents are forced to share. Despite their initial spats, the in-laws become rather fond of each other, and romance ensues between them.

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Studio
BBC One
Released
1985
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