Honey for Tea
Encyclopedia
Honey for Tea is a British
sitcom
that aired on BBC1
in 1994. Starring Felicity Kendal
, it was written by Michael Aitkens
. The series was poorly received at the time, receiving a particularly scathing review from Victor Lewis-Smith
in the London Evening Standard
.
businessman, American
Nancy Belasco and her son Jake are insolvent
. Much of his money is invested in St Maud's College at Cambridge University
, a university he loved. So Nancy, who was born in Cambridge
as the child of a GI bride, and Jake decide to go and live in Cambridge. She soon gets a job as an assistant bursar, while Jake enroles at the college and gets involved with the Hon. Lucy Courtney. The Master of the College is Sir Dickie Hobhouse.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
sitcom
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
that aired on BBC1
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
in 1994. Starring Felicity Kendal
Felicity Kendal
Felicity Ann Kendal, CBE is an English actor known for her television and stage work.Born in 1946, Kendal spent much of her childhood in India, where her father managed a touring repertory company. First appearing on stage at the age of nine months, Kendal appeared in her first film, Shakespeare...
, it was written by Michael Aitkens
Michael Aitkens
Michael Aitkens is a British writer of drama scripts for movies, television, and the traditional stage. He is well known in the UK for the BAFTA nominated BBC situation comedy Waiting for God, first shown in 1990. He has written for many of the UK's favourite drama and comedy series.Michael...
. The series was poorly received at the time, receiving a particularly scathing review from Victor Lewis-Smith
Victor Lewis-Smith
Victor Lewis-Smith is a British satirist, producer, critic and prankster. He is known for his sarcasm and biting criticism.-Radio and recordings:...
in the London Evening Standard
Evening Standard
The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
.
Cast
- Felicity KendalFelicity KendalFelicity Ann Kendal, CBE is an English actor known for her television and stage work.Born in 1946, Kendal spent much of her childhood in India, where her father managed a touring repertory company. First appearing on stage at the age of nine months, Kendal appeared in her first film, Shakespeare...
- Nancy Belasco - Nigel Le VaillantNigel Le VaillantNigel Le Vaillant is a British actor, best known for his roles in Casualty and Dangerfield.-Early years:Le Vaillant came to the UK aged 16. He studied acting at school in Dorset. Playwright Alan Ayckbourn asked if he would work as an assistant stage manager in a Scarborough Theatre production...
- Prof. Simon Latimer - Leslie PhillipsLeslie PhillipsLeslie Samuel Phillips, CBE is an English actor with a highly recognisable upper class accent. Originally known for his work as a comedy actor, Phillips subsequently made the transition to character roles.-Early life:...
- Sir Dickie Hobhouse - Patrick McCollough - Jake Belasco
- Caroline HarkerCaroline HarkerCaroline Harker is an English stage and television actress, the sister of actress Susannah Harker, and the daughter of actors Polly Adams and Richard Owens...
- The Hon. Lucy Courtney - Alan DavidAlan DavidAlan David is a Welsh television actor. Living in London, he is married with two sons.David was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. He has had many television credits ranging from Coronation Street in 1973 to Virtual Murder , Honey for Tea and "The Unquiet Dead", an episode of Doctor Who in 2005...
- Dr. Basil Quinn - Tess Dignan - Jill McSweeney
- Crispin Bonham-CarterCrispin Bonham-CarterCrispin Bonham-Carter is an English actor and theatre director.Bonham-Carter is a distant cousin of Helena Bonham Carter. He is the son of Peter Bonham-Carter and Clodagh Greenwood. Educated at Glenalmond College, he graduated from the University of St Andrews, Scotland with a degree in classics...
- Charlie Chadwick - Helena LittleHelena LittleHelena Little is an English actress who is best known for playing Mary Tomlinson in Casualty and she has also been in The Bill, Boon, Juliet Bravo, Between the Lines, A Touch of Frost, Peak Practice and Dangerfield...
- Prof. Debbie Newman - Brenda BruceBrenda BruceBrenda Bruce was a British actress. She had a long and successful career in the theatre, radio, film, and television.-Early life:Brenda Bruce was born in Manchester...
- Mary Harris - Bernard Lawrence - Lord St Clair
- April Walker - Lady St Clair
Plot
On the death of her husband Harry, a Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
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businessman, American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Nancy Belasco and her son Jake are insolvent
Insolvency
Insolvency means the inability to pay one's debts as they fall due. Usually used to refer to a business, insolvency refers to the inability of a company to pay off its debts.Business insolvency is defined in two different ways:...
. Much of his money is invested in St Maud's College at Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, a university he loved. So Nancy, who was born in Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
as the child of a GI bride, and Jake decide to go and live in Cambridge. She soon gets a job as an assistant bursar, while Jake enroles at the college and gets involved with the Hon. Lucy Courtney. The Master of the College is Sir Dickie Hobhouse.
Episodes
- Episode One (13 March 1994)
- Episode Two (20 March 1994)
- Episode Three (27 March 1994)
- Episode Four (3 April 1994)
- Episode Five (10 April 1994)
- Episode Six (17 April 1994)
- Episode Seven (24 April 1994)