...And Mother Makes Three


...And Mother Makes Three is a British sitcom shown on ITV from 27 April 1971 to 27 June 1973. Starring Wendy Craig, it was written by Peter Buchanan, Peter Robinson, Richard Waring and Carla Lane. ...And Mother Makes Three was made for the ITV network by Thames Television.

Cast

Newly widowed mother Sally Harrison is trying to hold down a job as an assistant to Mr Campbell, a veterinarian. Her children are Simon and Peter, and her aunt Flo lives with them and tries to help. In Series 3 Mr Campbell moves to Scotland and the vet premises is taken over by widower David Redway, an antique bookseller who has a daughter, Jane. David and Sally fall in love.

Episodes

Series One (1971)

  1. "Simon's Holiday"
  2. "Birthday Bike"
  3. "A Bird in the Hand"
  4. "Get Mobile"
  5. "School for Love"
  6. "Pound of Flesh"
  7. "Mr Mum"

    Series Two (1971–72)

  8. "A Hard Day Out"
  9. "The Matchmakers"
  10. "Growing Pains"
  11. "But How Can I Tell Them?"
  12. "Once A Year Day"
  13. "All Play and No Work"

    Short Special (1971)

  1. "Gather Ye Mushrooms While Ye May"
  2. "Father Figure"
  3. "Girl Talk"
  4. "Thank Heaven for Little Girls?"
  5. "A Family Affair"
  6. "Two Hearts That Beat As One"

    Series Four (1973)

  7. "Wedding Talk"
  8. "Homes, Sweet Homes"
  9. "A Home and A Job"
  10. "The Eve of the Day"
  11. "And Father Makes Five"
  12. "Starting Trouble"
  13. "The Honeymoon's Over"

    DVD releases

All four series have been released on DVD in the United Kingdom by Network DVD. A 4-disc set of the complete series has also been released.
DVDRelease date
The Complete Series 131 March 2008
The Complete Series 224 September 2008
The Complete Series 322 June 2009
The Complete Series 419 July 2010
The Complete Series 1 to 4 Box Set8 November 2010

''...And Mother Makes Five''

In the fourth series of ...And Mother Makes Three Sally Harrison marries David Redway, leading to a sequel called ...And Mother Makes Five.