Holding the Fort
6.5
Season 3
30 min
S3 · E1 · Jul 18, 1982
Feeling The Pinch Episode 1
30 min
S3 · E2 · Jul 25, 1982
All Boys Together Episode 2
30 min
S3 · E3 · Aug 1, 1982
A Place In The Sun Episode 3
30 min
S3 · E4 · Aug 8, 1982
Under Pressure Episode 4
30 min
S3 · E5 · Aug 15, 1982
One Careful Owner Episode 5
30 min
S3 · E6 · Aug 22, 1982
Otherwise Engaged Episode 6
30 min
S3 · E7 · Aug 29, 1982
News From The Front Episode 7
7 episodes in Season 3
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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.
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Cast
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Peter Davison
Russell Milburn
Known for
Doctor Who
Gentleman Jack
Patricia Hodge
Penny Milburn
Known for
A Very English Scandal
Miranda
Christopher Godwin
Hector Quilley
Known for
Bodies
The Miniaturist
Matthew Kelly
Fitz
Known for
Bleak House
Burn Burn Burn
Christopher Benjamin
Colonel Aubrey Sanderson
Maurice Gran Creator · Laurence Marks Creator Derrick Goodwin Director
Total runtime 10h 0m · Episode length 30 min · Country United Kingdom
Show info
Premiered
September 5, 1980
Final episode
August 29, 1982
Status
Ended
Network
London Weekend Television
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Episode length
30 min
Total runtime
10h 0m
Original language
English
Production
LWT
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
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Spoken on screen
English
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