Holding the Fort

Name: Holding the Fort
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1980-09-05
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Peter Davison, Matthew Kelly, Patricia Hodge, Christopher Godwin

Comedy~30 min

Ended⭐ 5.51980-09-05

Seasons

3 Seasons

Episodes

20 Episodes

First Aired

1980-09-05

Last Aired

1982-08-29

Network

Country

Language

Rating

5.5 / 10

Synopsis

Holding the Fort is an ITV situation comedy starring Peter Davison, Patricia Hodge and Matthew Kelly. It was an early product of the writing team of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Three series were recorded, a total of twenty episodes, first aired between 1980 and 1982, concurrent with Davison also starring in Doctor Who. It was made for the ITV network by LWT The situation was a role-reversal comedy, in which the premise was that Russell Milburn becomes a "house-husband" to raise his baby daughter while his wife, Penny a captain in the Women's Royal Army Corps, goes out to work. Russell's friend Fitzroy, or "Fitz", adds to the comic tension by encouraging Russell's enthusiasm for football, pacifism and beer.