Life Begins at Forty (1978)

After 17 years of married life, Chris and Katy Bunting are faced with being parents for the first time. The repercussions are only just starting to become apparent.

Life Begins at Forty

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Derek Nimmo
Derek Nimmo
as Chris Bunting
Rosemary Leach
Rosemary Leach
as Katy Bunting
Michael Graham Cox
Michael Graham Cox
as Gerry Simpson
Fanny Rowe
Fanny Rowe
as Mrs Bunting
Rosemary Martin
Rosemary Martin
as Jill Simpson
Tim Barrett
Tim Barrett
as Badger
Gordon Rollings
Gordon Rollings
as Horace
Anna Dawson
Anna Dawson
as Jill Simpson
Angela Piper
Angela Piper
as Priscilla
Robin Halstead
Robin Halstead
as PC Lombard
Geoffrey Sumner
Geoffrey Sumner
as Sir James Cameron Bangore
Alan Igbon
Alan Igbon
as Darren Braithwaite
Janina Faye
Janina Faye
as Maureen
Cleo Sylvestre
Cleo Sylvestre
as Mrs Montague
Judi Maynard
Judi Maynard
as Georgina as Sister
Jeannette Wild
Jeannette Wild
as Mavis
Julian Curry
Julian Curry
as The Vicar
Robert Raglan
Robert Raglan
as Doctor Bailey
Peter Mackriel
Peter Mackriel
as Young Man
Sheila Raynor
Sheila Raynor
as Miss Gibbs
Alf Mangan
Alf Mangan
as Deliveryman
Dave Cooper
Dave Cooper
as Deliveryman
Rowena Roberts
Rowena Roberts
as Alice
Michael Remick
Michael Remick
as Osric
Nikki Kelly
Nikki Kelly
as Olga
Walter Sparrow
Walter Sparrow
as Barman
Patrick Durkin
Patrick Durkin
as Irishman
Michael Halsey
Michael Halsey
as Bennett
Tricia George
Tricia George
as Gwendoline
Marilyn Galsworthy
Marilyn Galsworthy
as Cecily
Derek Lamden
Derek Lamden
as Harry
Norman Bird
Norman Bird
as Dr Gardiner
Alan Howard
Alan Howard
as Dr Payne
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
as The Patient
Ruth Kettlewell
Ruth Kettlewell
as Sister
Steve Ubels
Steve Ubels
as Hospital Doctor
Alan Frith
Alan Frith
as Milkman
Derek James
Derek James
as Harry Hicks
Derek Royle
Derek Royle
as Maurice Brough
Allister Bain
Allister Bain
as Mr Montague
Betty Romaine
Betty Romaine
as Miss Simkins
Sonia Graham
Sonia Graham
as Matron
Jenny McCracken
Jenny McCracken
as Nurse Macdonald
Michael Segal
Michael Segal
as Mr Dingle
Tony Hughes
Tony Hughes
as Mr Davies
Peter Denyer
Peter Denyer
as The Plumber
Julie Samuel
Julie Samuel
as Elizabeth
Maggie Stride
Maggie Stride
as Annabel
Jenny Baker
Jenny Baker
as Daisy
Sam Kydd
Sam Kydd
as The Old Man
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
as Miss Withersfield
Robert Dorning
Robert Dorning
as The Major
Patricia Brake
Patricia Brake
as Gladys
Diane Hart
Diane Hart
as Myrtle
Moira Lister
Moira Lister
as Gertie
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Seasons

Season 1

Series 1

Season 2

Series 2

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    And baby makes three

  • 1x2

    Fit for nothing

  • 1x3

    Another fine mess

  • 1x4

    Foreign affairs

  • 1x5

    Happy familes

  • 1x6

    Pot luck

  • 1x7

    Alarms and excursions

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Blue for a girl

  • 2x2

    The open-plan plan

  • 2x3

    The good cause

  • 2x4

    Oh, mistress mine!

  • 2x5

    It was a lover and his lass

  • 2x6

    Marriage-go-round

  • 2x7

    The christening

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