Alexander the Greatest

Alexander the Greatest

infobox television
show_name = Alexander the Greatest


caption =
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator = Bernard Kops
starring = Gary Warren
Sydney Tafler
Libby Morris
Stella Moray
Adrienne Posta
producer = Associated TeleVision
country = United Kingdom
network = ITV
first_aired = 15 July 1971
last_aired = 31 May 1972
num_episodes = 13
imdb_id = 0066624

"Alexander the Greatest" is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1972. Starring Gary Warren, it was written by Bernard Kops and made for the ITV network by ATV.

Cast

*Gary Warren - Alexander Green
*Sydney Tafler - Joe Green
*Libby Morris - Fay Green "(series 1)"
*Stella Moray - Fay Green "(series 2)"
*Adrienne Posta - Renata Green
*Peter Birrel - Murray "(series 1)"
*Cyril Shaps - Barney "(series 1)"
*Vic Wise - Archie "(series 1)"
*David Lodge - Sam "(series 2)"

Plot

Alexander Green is a 16-year-old boy, who lives in Golders Green in London and who wants to leave his middle-class Jewish home. He is based on the writer's fourteen-year-old son Adam. Alexander's parents, Joe and Fay Green, try to understand him and he has a sister Renata.

Episodes

eries One (1971)

#"A Week to Live" (15 July 1971)
#"The Third World Starts Tonight" (22 July 1971)
#"The All Night Party" (29 July 1971)
#"The Match" (5 August 1971)
#"The Disengagement of Murray and Renata" (12 August 1971)
#"Happy Anniversary" (19 August 1971)

eries Two (1972)

#"Charity Ends at Home" (1 March 1972)
#"The New Policy" (22 March 1972)
#"Israel Needs You" (29 March 1972)
#"Kicking the Filthy Habit" (5 April 1972)
#"The 21 Year Itch" (3 May 1972)
#"Sam Leaves Home" (10 May 1972)
#"Renata's Secret Affair" (31 May 1972)

References

*Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
* [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/greatest/index.html "Alexander the Greatest"] at British TV Comedy


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