Take Three Girls
| Take Three Girls | |
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Carolyn Seymour (left), Liza Goddard and Barra Grant (right) - the leading players in series two outside Holland Park station
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| Genre |
Comedy Drama |
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| Theme music composer | Pentangle |
| Opening theme | 'Light Flight' |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
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| Producer(s) |
Michael Hayes
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| Location(s) | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC |
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| Original network | BBC1 |
| Picture format | PAL (576i), |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | 17 November 1969 – 1 January 1971 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Take Three Women (1982) |
Take Three Girls was a drama series broadcast by BBC1 between 1969 and 1971 which followed three girls sharing a flat in Swinging London (17 Glazbury Road, West Kensington W14). It was BBC1's first colour drama series.
The characters - cello-playing Victoria, single mother Kate and Cockney art student Avril - were played by Liza Goddard, Susan Jameson and Angela Down. For the second series, Kate and Avril were replaced by journalist Jenny and American psychology graduate Lulie (played by Carolyn Seymour and Barra Grant).
Two series of 12 episodes were shown on BBC1 between 1969 and 1971. Only 10 episodes of the original 24 still exist. A four-episode series - Take Three Women showing the original characters later in their lives - was broadcast on BBC2 in 1982. Victoria was a widow with a young daughter and Avril an art gallery owner while Kate was sharing her life with her son and his teacher.
The theme music - 'Light Flight' by the British folk rock group Pentangle - was a British chart hit in February 1970. Pentangle also contributed music to Take Three Women.
"Victoria" is a novel by the scriptwriters, Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham, about their characters' adventures in the first series.
All episodes were made on colour videotape, with the exception of S1#10, which was entirely 35 mm film.
Episode # Prod # Original Air Date Titles
1. 1- 1 BB001 17 Nov 69 Kate: Stop Acting
2. 1- 2 BB002 24 Nov 69 Avril: Devon Violets [rpt BBC2 3 Jun 70]
3. 1- 3 BB003 1 Dec 69 Victoria: Requiem For Cello in SW3 [lost]
4. 1- 4 BB004 8 Dec 69 Kate: Start Working
5. 1- 5 BB005 15 Dec 69 Avril: Heart's Ease [lost]
6. 1- 6 BB006 22 Dec 69 Victoria: Rhapsody for Misplaced Persons [lost]
7. 1- 7 BB007 29 Dec 69 Kate: Try Loving [lost]
8. 1- 8 BB008 5 Jan 70 Avril: Sweet Basil [lost]
9. 1- 9 BB009 12 Jan 70 Victoria: Variations of May and September [rpt BBC2 10 Jun 70]
10. 1-10 BB010 19 Jan 70 Kate: Keep Hoping [rpt BBC2 17 Jun 70]
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