Fresh Fields (1984)
Fresh Fields is a British situation comedy written by John T. Chapman and produced by Thames Television for ITV between 7 March 1984 and 23 October 1986. A ratings success at the time, the show is well remembered for its opening titles featuring a silhouette of a person in a rocking chair. It stars Julia McKenzie and Anton Rodgers as Hester and William Fields, a devoted middle-class couple with an idyllic suburban lifestyle. William works while Hester keeps home. The crux of the show was that she was always looking to try new hobbies or find ways to improve her life, much of which exasperated her hard-working husband. The family home had a granny flat attached, in which Hester's mother Nancy lived. She was divorced from Hester's father Guy although remarried him as the series progressed. The couple had a daughter called Emma who frequently telephoned but never appeared. Her husband Peter did appear often. They later had a son — the Fields' first grandchild — whom they named Guy, after his great-grandfather. Perhaps, the best remembered supporting character was Sonia Barrett who would frequently pop round to borrow items to replace hers due to breakage, theft or mislaying. Hester was not perturbed by this, as the two were close friends, but it used to irritate William. Sonia had the show's only catchphrase — she would always knock on the back door of the Fields' home and then say It's only Sonia! as she walked in. This would sometimes lead to applause of recognition from the studio audience, a phenomenon more regularly seen within American sitcoms. Sonia's husband John appeared on occasion, as did William's secretary Miss Denham, played by Daphne Oxenford.
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Seasons
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Episodes season 1
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1x1
Dish of the day
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1x2
Middle-age dread
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1x3
Hook, line and sink her
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1x4
The naked truth
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1x5
Des det res
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1x6
Something in the oven
Episodes season 2
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2x1
A night to remember
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2x2
A brief encounter
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2x3
Alright on the night
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2x4
In the spring
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2x5
Business contacts
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2x6
Get me to the church
Episodes season 3
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3x1
Do it yourself
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3x2
A waiting game
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3x3
Moveable feasts
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3x4
Tipping the scales
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3x5
Crossed lines
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3x6
Alarums and excursions
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3x7
A dickens of a christmas (1985 christmas special)
Episodes season 4
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4x1
A nose for trouble
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4x2
The old folks at home
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4x3
One damned ming after another
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4x4
Life is full of ups and downs
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4x5
It takes two to tango
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4x6
Caught in the act
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4x7
Brighton or bust
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4x8
Happy returns
