No, Honestly

The theme song for the series was by singer and composer Lynsey De Paul. Lynsey did another version of the song which made it to #7 in the British pop charts.

We later got a chance to see this talented couple on Public Television here in the States when they appeared in a series called Wodehouse Playhouse. Adaptations of P.G. Wodehouse short stories were featured with John and Pauline playing the primary leads.

They've also appeared together in Upstairs, Downstairs and its spin-off called Thomas and Sarah in 1979. To this date, I don't believe that series has been aired in the US, despite the popularity of Upstairs, Downstairs. Then again, I could be wrong.

In the late 1980's Pauline Collins returned to our attention when she brought her one woman show "Shirley Valentine" to Broadway. "Shirley Valentine" is the story of a middle-aged Liverpool housewife who is tired of the her life, her husband and everything. So she packs it all in and joins her friend on a trip to Greece where she gets away from it all. For her performance she won a Tony Award, and when Paramount decided to make a film of the play she was cast in the lead and received an Academy Award nomination for her effort.

Thanks to Rory McCabe and Jerry Kohl for some additional information.

This was followed by a sequel series called Yes, Honestly, which starred Donal Donnelly and Liza Goddard.

Episodes:

1. The Facts of Life
2. The Object of the Game
3. More Royle Than Noble Really
4. Finding the Form
5. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
6. Just Cause or Impediment
7. Now We Are Married
8. Everything in the Garden
9. Having Them Back
10. Plenty of Shoulder Not Much Wheel
11. Bed, Beautiful Bed
12. Only Make Believe
13. Surprise Surprise