Joint Account (TV series)

Joint Account is a British television sitcom produced by the BBC.^[1]

Joint Account
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Don Webb
Directed by	Mike Stephens
Starring	Hannah Gordon Peter Egan
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer	Mike Stephens
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	26 January 1989 (1989-01-26) – 21 May 1990 (1990-05-21)

Starring Hannah Gordon and Peter Egan, the series follows the Braithwaites, a married couple. Belinda Braithwaite is the breadwinner, a bank manager, whilst David is a house-husband. The sitcom revolves around the mismatched pair and the role reversal of their domestic situation.

Two series were transmitted on BBC1 between 26 January 1989 and 21 May 1990.^[2] The first series has six episodes, the second series has 10 episodes.

Cast

Main

• Hannah Gordon – Belinda Braithwaite
• Peter Egan – David Braithwaite
• John Bird – Ned Race
• Lill Roughley – Louise Carr
• Ruth Mitchell – Jessica Farmer
• Richard Aylen – Charles Ruby

Recurring

• Andrew Hilton – Barrington Ricketts
• Julia St John – Teresa Smith

Home media

The complete series of Joint Account was made available on DVD in the UK from Simply Media on 5 September 2016.^[3]

References

1. Lewisohn, Mark (2003). The Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy (2nd ed.). London: BBC. p. 429. ISBN 0563487550.
2. Evans, Jeff (2011). The Penguin TV Companion (4th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 514. ISBN 9780241952917.
3. "DVD Release". Amazon. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

External links

• Joint Account at IMDb
• Joint Account at British Comedy Guide