Take Three Girls is a drama series on BBC1

BBC One

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 which ran between 1969 and 1971 about the lives of three girls sharing a flat in 'Swinging' London.

The characters - cello-playing Victoria, single mother Kate and Cockney art student Avril - were played by Liza Goddard

Liza Goddard

Liza Goddard is an English television and stage actress best known for her work in the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:Goddard was born in Smethwick, West Midlands, England...

, Susan Jameson

Susan Jameson

Susan Jameson is an English actress who is best known for her television work.Jameson was born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, UK. She is married to actor James Bolam with whom she has a daughter, Lucy...

 and Angela Down. For the second series, the characters of Kate and Avril were replaced by journalist Jenny and American psychology graduate Lulie (played by Carolyn Seymour

Carolyn Seymour

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 and Barra Grant

Barra Grant

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).

Two series (of 12 episodes each) of Take Three Girls were shown on BBC1 between 1969 and 1971. Only 10 episodes out of the original run of 24 are believed to still exist. A four-episode series - Take Three Women, showing the original characters at a later stage in their lives - was shown on BBC2

BBC Two

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 in 1982. Victoria was now 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 to Take Three Girls - 'Light Flight' by the British folk rock

Folk rock

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 group Pentangle

Pentangle (band)

Pentangle are a British folk rock band with some folk jazz influences. The original band were active in the late 1960s and early 1970s and a later version has been active since the early 1980s...

 - was a British chart hit in February 1970. Pentangle also contributed music to Take Three Women.

'Take Three Girls, a TV drama starring a young Joanna Lumley' is a quote from a BBC page relating to Pentangle.