Under and Over was a 1971 BBC television situation comedy,[1] which lasted one series of six episodes.[2][3]

In it The Bachelors, an Irish singing trio, played Irish labourers working on the construction of a new London Underground line.[2]

Bob Keegan played Lord Brentwood, the boss of the construction company, who was also Irish.

It featured culture clashes between Irish and British people, and the ambiguous position of people of Irish background in Britain.

Sources

  1. ^ Wagg, Stephen (14 January 2004). Because I Tell a Joke Or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference. Taylor & Francis. p. 15. ISBN 9781134794324 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "The UK Sitcoms Guide U-V". Memorable TV. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Under and Over". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

External links


Categories