[1] On 7 May 1974, a Comedy Playhouse pilot called "Happy Ever After" aired on BBC1 with Scott and Whitfield playing Terry and June Fletcher, a middle-class couple whose grown-up children have just left home.

The character of Melinda Spry, Terry and June's neighbour, was originally played by Joan Benham in the 1981 episode "The Lawnmower".

[1] Despite being seen as "cosy" and somewhat "dated" even upon its original broadcast, and lampooned by contemporaneous alternative comedy programmes, the show nevertheless attracted large viewing figures.

[1] During filming of series 9, Terry Scott commented that he felt the programme's format had started to become tired and that he was keen to do something new.

The series starts as middle-class couple Terry and June Medford prepare to move into 26 Elmtree Avenue in Purley, Surrey.

June, meanwhile, is tolerant of her husband, but frequently doubtful about his ideas and acts as the voice of reason and common sense, although this often falls upon deaf ears.

The owner of Playsafe is Sir Dennis Hodge (Reginald Marsh, who played a similar character in The Good Life), a grumpy man who rules the company with a rod of iron.

Terry and June first aired on 24 October 1979, running for a total of nine series and 65 episodes, (including four Christmas specials).