Bless this House (1971 to 1976)

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Generation gap in the early 70s.


In Bless this House, the main theme is the generation gap between conservative salesman, Sid Abbot (Sid James) and his teenage son, Mike (Robin Stewart) and daughter, Sally (Sally Geeson). Mike  has long hair and wears beads and Sid is worried that he is not interested in girls. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Bless this House is an insight into the life of a middle class, rather than ordinary, family in the 70s. Sid Abbot is a successful salesman who earns good money. His philosophy is that hard work pays off. His children think they should do their own thing. It is a recipe for family conflict. Sid's wife Jean (Diana Copeland) sits in the middle. Her attitude to the new generation is much more tolerant.

Bless this House gives a wonderful insight into the attitudes of the different generations at the close of the sixties. The humour, particularly in some of the early episodes, is a little dated.

More on Bless this House

www.blessthishouse.net is an web site devoted to the series.

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