The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C Potter

With Michael McClain.

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran to four series from 1976 to 1981.

The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic crime writer.

The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic crime writer. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From March 1976.

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With James Thomason, Trader Faulkner and Robin Browne.

The small-time crime writer is distracted when his wife loses something precious.

Stars Ian Carmichael.

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First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1976.

The small-time crime writer and his wife have a clear-out to try and make some cash.

With Michael McLain

The small-time crime writer and his wife have a clear-out to try and make some cash. Stars Ian Carmichael. From April 1976.

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But Diana is not impressed...

With Jo Manning Wilson.

When Gerald reveals he is happy to pick up hitchhikers in his car, Diana is not impressed.

The crime writer gives a woman a lift, so keeps his wife waiting. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From April 1976.

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With:

Margaret Robertson

James Thomason

Peter Craze

The author is alarmed to find a four-legged friend in his car.

Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell.

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With:

James Thomason

Anthony Smee

Peter Craze

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981.

The author and his wife compete to publicise their new books.

Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell.

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The return of the convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author who's married to a more successful writer.

The author writes off his car as a result of trying to help wife Diana find inspiration.

With:

Michael Goldie

Penelope Reynolds

The author is appalled at news of unwelcome dinner companions.

With:

Michael McClain

Jo Manning Wilson

The struggling author has money worries, while his wife Diana bids to join a ladies' club.

With:

Geoffrey Matthews

Edward Kelsey.

The author and his wife Diana squabble over a lunch date.

The author and his wife Diana struggle to get on a getaway.

Diana - Charlotte Mitchell

With:

Michael McClain

Jo Manning Wilson

The author tries to make amends when he upsets his wife Diana.

The return of the convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author who's married to a more successful writer.

With Edward Kelsey.

The author gets obsessed with his wife's sense of smell.

Diana thinks her friend Nelly is in hospital, but paying her a visit proves tricky.

With:

Betty Huntley-Wright

Michael McClain

The author and his wife feel jaded and start planning a break.

Other parts played by:

Michael McClain

Fiona Mathieson

Garard Green.

The author and his wife's holiday abroad is far from relaxing.

Other parts played by:

Brian Carroll

Danny Schiller

The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.

With:

Douglas Blackwell

Patricia Hughes

The author and his wife Diana hear some bumps in the night.

With Margot Boyd, Brian Haines and Pauline Letts.

It's United Potter Day and the author learns that surprises can be double-edged.

With Lolly Cockerell, Jane Knowles, Brian Haines and Michael Spice.

Headed abroad, the author is not keen to visit wife Diana's friend.

With Edward Kelsey.

The writer and his wife grapple with their domestic appliances.

With Preston Lockwood, Charles Colville and Paddy O'Byrne.

The writer's wife Diana attempts a book about animals for children.

With John Church.

The writer is surprised over his wife's enthusiasm for a day trip.

With Judy Franklin, Preston Lockwood and John McAndrew.

With the writer's publisher and his wife due for summer drinks, the sprinkler comes out.