Joint Account (TV series) explained

Genre:	Sitcom
Director:	Mike Stephens
Starring:	Hannah Gordon Peter Egan
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	2
Num Episodes:	16
Producer:	Mike Stephens
Runtime:	30 minutes
Network:	BBC1

Joint Account is a British television sitcom produced by the BBC.^[1]

Starring Hannah Gordon and Peter Egan, the series follows the Braithwaites, a married couple. Belinda Braithwaite is the breadwinner, a bank manager, whilst David is a house-husband. The sitcom revolves around the mismatched pair and the role reversal of their domestic situation.

Two series were transmitted on BBC1 between 26 January 1989 and 21 May 1990.^[2] The first series has six episodes, the second series has 10 episodes.

Cast

Main

• Hannah Gordon – Belinda Braithwaite
• Peter Egan – David Braithwaite
• John Bird – Ned Race
• Lill Roughley – Louise Carr
• Ruth Mitchell – Jessica Farmer
• Richard Aylen – Charles Ruby

Recurring

• Andrew Hilton – Barrington Ricketts
• Julia St John – Teresa Smith

Home media

The complete series of Joint Account was made available on DVD in the UK from Simply Media on 5 September 2016.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Lewisohn. Mark. The Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. 2003. BBC. London. 0563487550. 429. 2nd.
2. Book: Evans. Jeff. The Penguin TV Companion. 2011. Penguin. London. 9780241952917. 514. 4th.
3. Web site: DVD Release. Amazon. 5 September 2016 . 25 April 2017.