George and Mildred was a British
sitcom produced by
Thames Television that aired from 1976 to 1979. It was a
spin-off from
Man About the House and starred
Brian Murphy and
Yootha Joyce as an ill-matched married couple, George and Mildred Roper. The premise of this series had George and Mildred leaving their flat as depicted in
Man About the House and moving to a modern, upmarket housing estate, to the horror of their snobbish neighbour Jeffrey Fourmile, an estate agent who despairs that the Ropers' presence will devalue his home.
It was written by
Brian Cooke and
Johnnie Mortimer. Like many sitcoms of the day,
George and Mildred was also
turned into a
film, which was dedicated to actress
Yootha Joyce who died suddenly in 1980, just as the cast had been looking forward to recording a sixth series.