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George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

1966TV Series⏱️ 30m
Comedy
⭐ 7.1
IMDB Rating
122 votes

Colonel Maynard has a problem when it comes to housekeepers - his chauffeur. George has an eye for the ladies, and his behaviour has seen sixteen housekeepers hand in their resignations. One solution is to find somebody that he co...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Peggy Mount, Sidney James, John Le Mesurier
Release Date
November 19, 1966
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Peggy Mount
Peggy Mount
as Gabrielle Dragon
Sidney James
Sidney James
as George Russell
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
as Colonel Maynard
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Keith Marsh
as Ralph
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George Ghent
as Bert Grant
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Paul Williamson
as Sgt. Hunter
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Kendrick Owen
as Mr. Buxton
Yootha Joyce
Yootha Joyce
as Irma
Keith Grenville
Keith Grenville
as Jenkins
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John Swindells
as Mr. Price

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
BBC Elstree Centre/ATV Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Production
Associated Television (ATV)

🏷️ Keywords

laugh track

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Carry On bickering
by paulnewman2001 β€’ 2005-02-03

"Skirt-chasing chauffeur George (wizened dirty old man Sid James) meets his match when his employer hires the formidable Gabrielle Dragon (the scarily ferocious Peggy Mount) as a new housekeeper. The ATV sitcom ran from 1966-68 for 26 episodes, no small achievement for a programme effectively based on one long mother-in-law joke and James' trademark lecherous cackle. James and Mount are a fine match and the banter sparking off every locking of horns has lost none of its comedy value. Meanwhile, John Le Mesurier is at his vague, dry best as the retired colonel who referees their sparring..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Unlike many British television series of its era, George and the Dragon survives in its entirety with no missing episodes.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Colonel Maynard has a problem when it comes to housekeepers - his chauffeur. George has an eye for the ladies, and his behaviour has seen sixteen housekeepers hand in their resignations. One solution is to find somebody that he co...