As Time Goes By (UK TV series)
| As Time Goes By | |
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From left: Sandy (Jenny Funnell), Jean (Judi Dench), Lionel ( Geoffrey Palmer), Alistair (Philip Bretherton) and Judi (Moira Brooker)
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| Genre | Situation comedy, romance |
| Created by | |
| Written by | Bob Larbey |
| Directed by | Sydney Lotterby |
| Starring |
Judi Dench Geoffrey Palmer Moira Brooker Philip Bretherton Jenny Funnell Joan Sims Frank Middlemass Moyra Fraser Paul Chapman Janet Henfrey Tim Wylton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 67 (inc. 3 specials) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Philip Jones (1992–2002) Trevor McCallum (1996) John Reynolds (1996–2005) Don Taffner (2002–05) John Bartlett (2005) Donald Taffner, Jr. (2005) |
| Producer(s) | Sydney Lotterby |
| Editor(s) | John Jarvis (1992) Chris Wadsworth (1992–2002) Mykola Pawluk (2005) |
| Running time | 64x30 minutes 1x45 minutes 1x50 minutes 1x60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Theatre of Comedy Entertainment DLT Entertainment Ltd. |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release |
12 January 1992 – 14 December 2005 |
12 January 1992 –
11 August 2002
As Time Goes By is a British romantic sitcom which aired on BBC One from 1992 to 2005, running for 9 series and 3 specials (running time 45, 50 and 60 minutes), and is currently being aired in the UK on the Drama channel at 7.20pm to 8pm as of January 2017. It is the second back to back rerun on the channel due to its popularity.
Starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer, it follows the relationship between two former lovers who meet unexpectedly after not having been in contact for 38 years.
The programme's original working title had been Winter with Flowers (from the German proverb "An old man loved is winter with flowers") but was changed during its first day of filming due to the cast's protestations. The new title was taken from the 1931 Herman Hupfeld song "As Time Goes By", which was used as the title music, the recorded version by Joe Fagin. The same song was also used for the movie Casablanca in 1942.
The show was created by , but written by Bob Larbey, who had co-written The Good Life with John Esmonde. In 2004, As Time Goes By was ranked #29 in Britain's Best Sitcom.
The series was produced by Theatre of Comedy Entertainment, in association with DLT Entertainment Ltd. for the BBC.
In the March 2011 PBS pledge drive programming special Behind the Britcoms: from Script to Screen hosted by cast members Moira Brooker and Philip Bretherton, the series creator/producer revealed that Jean Simmons had declined the first offer of the role of Jean (which was written with her in mind) due to her reluctance to uproot her life—specifically mentioning her dogs, garden, and family—in California.
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