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Satirising the early days of BBC Television, Simon and Laura focuses on an argumentative theatrical couple called Simon and Laura Foster; they've been together for some 20 years and are given a new lease of life when playing a faux-harmonious version of 'themselves' in a daily soap opera filmed in their own home.
Simon and Laura: Directed by Muriel Box. With Peter Finch, Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow, Hubert Gregg. In the 1950s days of only BBC television, a wet-behind-the-ears producer has the idea of basing a family drama series on a real-life happily-married actor couple.
https://bit.ly/3l5zTZEMultiple-award-winning screen legend Peter Finch stars alongside Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow and Ian Carmichael in this whimsical satire...
Director: Muriel Box. Cast: Peter Finch, Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow. Certificate: PG. By Sarah Morgan. Withernsea’s greatest export takes centre stage in a rip-roaring comedy that anticipates TOWIE and Made in Chelsea.
In the 1950’s days of only BBC television, a wet-behind-the-ears producer has the idea of basing a family drama series on a real-life happily married actor couple. Unfortunately he chooses the Fosters, who need the money and so do the show.
When television producers choose Simon Foster (Peter Finch) and his wife, Laura (Kay Kendall), to be the focuses of a live television series detailing a totally joyful marriage, they appear to be the faultless selection. On camera, the couple is thoughtful and helpful of each other. However, in truth, their relationship…
Simon and Laura Foster, a professional couple who choose to appear on the new medium, struggle to balance reality with their fictional selves - the main joke rests on the fact that everything is fake, from their re-created home to their supposed happy relationship.
