The series was devised by Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal.

It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockney charwoman who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a multinational company upon the death of her employer, as well as his Rolls-Royce and Mayfair mansion.

Hugh Manning played Richard Hunter, Mrs. Thursday's butler, business advisor, and confidant.

Three series comprising a total of thirty-eight episodes of Mrs Thursday were produced.

"The Train from Dunrich House" was partly filmed at Stapleford Park, and featured its miniature railway.