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No, Honestly

No, Honestly

★ 6.2/10•1974•30m•12•Comedy
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Clara and Charles Danby are a newlywed couple living in London. Clara is a ditzy dreamer who hoped to write books for children; by contrast, Charles is a struggling actor with a more serious streak.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 4, 1974

Episodes

E130m

The Facts of Life

Struggling actor Charles Danby meets children's author Clara Burrell at a boring party and asks her out for an afternoon and teaches her about ""who does which, when and whatever.""

Oct 4, 1974

E230m

The Object of the Game

After a week and a half of going out, Clara tries to fit into C.D.'s life by joining his football team as a goalkeeper. This doesn't bother C.D. so much as what she does during and after the match.

Oct 11, 1974

E330m

More Royle Than Noble Really

C.D. suffers from a case of nerves when he comes to meet Clara's father and the imperious butler Royle; but who is who and what about the boiler?

Oct 18, 1974

E430m

Finding the Form

C.D. takes Clara clothes shopping to try to change her image.

Oct 27, 1974

E530m

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

C.D. tries to hide that fact that he was an orphan by hiring actor friends to play his parents at a dinner party given by Clara's parents. Confusion arises when Royle takes the week off and the temporary staff arrives before C.D.'s ""parents.""

Nov 3, 1974

E630m

Just Cause or Impediment

Clara decides they should try various aspects of living together before they get married. Clara tries her hand at cooking except she ""forgot to light the oven.""

Nov 10, 1974

E730m

Now We Are Married

The Danbys try not to let anyone know that they are on their ""thingy."" So when they arrive at the hotel they try to convince everyone there that they have been married for years.

Nov 17, 1974

E830m

Everything in the Garden

The newlyweds have their first ""sage and sorrel"" over household chores and Clara's painting everything white. In her painting, she includes the garden; ""except for the earth, I left the earth brown, for contrast like you said.""

Dec 1, 1974

E930m

Having Them Back

Clara and C.D. have a disastrous dinner party to pay back their social obligations.

Dec 8, 1974

E1030m

Plenty of Shoulder Not Much Wheel

Clara quarrels with her publisher over the use of Ollie the Otter for a new project and C.D. goes quietly crazy when he's been out of work for nine weeks straight.

Dec 15, 1974

E1130m

Bed, Beautiful Bed

Still unemployed, the Danbys sell Clara's antique bed to help pay the bills because they aren't broke but ""more completely knackered really."" Then they learn the aunt who gave it to her is back in England and wants it back to give it to a recently married relative; meanwhile Clara tries to train Harold.

Dec 22, 1974

E1230m

Only Make Believe

Clara gets a small part in a movie featuring C.D. and their living room.

Dec 29, 1974

E1330m

Surprise Surprise

C.D. & Clara try to surprise each other on the morning of their first wedding anniversary and are both surprised by a burglar.

Jan 5, 1975

Actors

Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins

Clara Danby (née Burrell)

John Alderton

John Alderton

Charles 'C.D.' Danby

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