September Song (TV series) explained

Director:	David Richards Graeme Harper
Starring:	Russ Abbott Michael Williams
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Network:	ITV
Num Series:	3
Num Episodes:	20

September Song was a British bittersweet comedy-drama series, originally broadcast on the ITV channel in the United Kingdom. The drama unfolded over three series broadcast from 1 March 1993 to 21 March 1995 and starred comedian and actor Russ Abbot,^{[1] [2]} in one of his first 'straight' television roles, as recently widowed ex-teacher Ted Fenwick, opposite Michael Williams^[3] as Billy Balsam, an old school comedian and performer and longtime friend of Ted.

Cast

• Russ Abbott as Ted Fenwick
• Michael Williams as Billy Balsam
• Michael Angelis as Arnie
• Susan Brown as Cilla
• Diana Quick as Katherine Hillyard
• Rebecca Callard as Vicky
• Frank Windsor as Cyril Wendage
• Diane Keen as Connie French
• Tenniel Evans as Sir Edward Parkinson-Lewis
• Eileen Page as Lady Emily Parkinson-Lewis
• Matt Patresi as Tom Walker
• George Savvides as Yannis Alexiou

Episodes

Series overview

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	1 March 1993	5 April 1993	6
2	1 March 1994	13 April 1994	7
3	31 January 1995	21 March 1995	7

Series 1 (1993)

• Episode 1–1 March 1993
• Episode 2–8 March 1993
• Episode 3–15 March 1993
• Episode 4–22 March 1993
• Episode 5–29 March 1993
• Episode 6–5 April 1993

Series 2 (1994)

• Episode 1–1 March 1994
• Episode 2–8 March 1994
• Episode 3–15 March 1994
• Episode 4–22 March 1994
• Episode 5–30 March 1994
• Episode 6–6 April 1994
• Episode 7–13 April 1994

Series 3 (1995)

• Episode 1–31 January 1995
• Episode 2–7 February 1995
• Episode 3–14 February 1995
• Episode 4–28 February 1995
• Episode 5–7 March 1995
• Episode 6–14 March 1995
• Episode 7–21 March 1995

Notes and References

1. Interview with Russ Abbott concerning his transition from light-entertainment performer to serious acting roles, including 'September Song'. Published in The Stage, 26 May 2005. https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2005/force-of-abbot-russ-abbot/
2. Web site: From top to Bottom . 2023-06-28 . www.telegraph.co.uk.
3. Michael Williams' Obituary at BBC News - Including mention of his critically acclaimed role in 'September Song' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/459290.stm