Two's Company

1975 - 1979•4 seasons•28 episodes•~25m•

★7.4(5 ratings)

Comedy

Overview

Two's Company is a British television situation comedy series that ran from 1975-79. Produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV Network, the programme starred Elaine Stritch and Donald Sinden.

Creators

Bill MacIlwraith

Watchlist

Main Cast

Full Crew

Music & Sound

Theme Song Performance: Donald Sinden
Main Title Theme Composer: Denis King
Main Title Theme Composer: Sammy Cahn
Theme Song Performance: Elaine Stritch

Keywords

london, englandbutlerclass differencesemployer employee relationship

Two's Company

1975 - 1979•4 seasons•28 episodes•~25m•

★7.4(5 ratings)

Comedy

Overview

Two's Company is a British television situation comedy series that ran from 1975-79. Produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV Network, the programme starred Elaine Stritch and Donald Sinden.

Creators

Bill MacIlwraith

Watchlist

Main Cast

Full Crew

Music & Sound

Theme Song Performance: Donald Sinden
Main Title Theme Composer: Denis King
Main Title Theme Composer: Sammy Cahn
Theme Song Performance: Elaine Stritch

Keywords

london, englandbutlerclass differencesemployer employee relationship

Did You Know?

The series spans 4 seasons with 28 episodes in total (avg. 7 per season).

Each episode runs approximately 25 minutes.

The series ran from 1975 to 1979 — a total of 4 years on air.

Originally aired on ITV1.

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Rating

7.4/10

Good

5 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

Two's Company

Status:

Ended

In Production:

Language:

English

First Episode:

9/6/1975

Last Episode:

3/4/1979

Networks:

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Two's Company

Overview

Creators

Main Cast

Donald Sinden

Elaine Stritch

Full Crew

Music & Sound

Keywords

Two's Company

Overview

Creators

Main Cast

Donald Sinden

Elaine Stritch

Full Crew

Music & Sound

Keywords

Did You Know?

Gallery

Seasons

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Series 4

Specials

Similar TV Shows

Till Death Us Do Part

Mr. Belvedere

My Family

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Spaced

Peep Show

Bloods

Dreaming Whilst Black

Black Books

Rating

TV Show Facts