Life of Riley
Situation comedy follows blundering aircraft worker Chester through family and neighbor mishaps that trigger catchphrase exasperation.
Life of Riley is a British comedy television series, shown on BBC One and BBC HD that aired for three series between 2009 and 2011. The programme stars Caroline Quentin and Neil Dudgeon as a recently married couple, and is set around their dysfunctional family. The show also features the couple's four children, Danny, Katy, Ted, and Rosie (Ava and Neve Lamb, Olivia and Megan Hay, Islay And Skye Lavery. After three series the show was cancelled.
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Life of Riley. Radio program.
Original schedule
- 19443:00 PMBlue Network/ABC · afternoonSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1944–194510:00 PMBlue Network/ABC · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1945–19468:00 PMNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1946–19478:00 PMNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1947–19488:00 PMNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1948–194910:00 PMNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19499:00 PMNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 195010:00 PMNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1950–195110:00 PMNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
Harry von Zell
Announcer
JJack McCoy
Announcer
JJimmy Wallington
Announcer
KKen Niles
Announcer
K
Kenneth 'Ken' Carpenter
Announcer
A
Andrew Potter
Cast
Gil Stratton
Cast
P
Patrick McGeehan
Cast
Peggy Webber
Cast
A
Al Kaye
Director
D
Don Bernard
Director
M
Marx Loeb
Director
L
Lou Kosloff
Musician
A
Alan Reed (aka Teddy Bergman)
Cast
Barbara Eiler
Babs Riley
BBobby Ellis
Junior Riley
C
Charles 'Charlie' Cantor
Uncle Buckley
Conrad Binyon
Junior Riley
Elvia Allman
Olive Honeybee Gillis
F
Francis 'Dink' Trout
Waldo
Frank Nelson
Chester Riley's conscience
GGeorgia Backus
Peg Riley
GGrace Coppin
Peg Riley
Hans Conried
Uncle Baxter
I
Irving Brecher
Creator
J
Jack 'Jackie' Grimes
Junior Riley
John Brown
Digger O'Dell, Gillis
Lionel Stander
Cast
L
PLouise Erickson
Babs
Paula Winslowe
Peg Riley
PPeggy Conklin
Babs Riley
Sandra Gould
Minerva
S
Scotty Beckett
Junior Riley
Sharon Douglas
Babs Riley
Shirley Mitchell
Olive Honeybee Gillis
Tommy Cook
Junior Riley
William Bendix
Cast
A
AAlan Lipscott
Writer
Ashmead Scott
Writer
L
Leonard Bercovici
Writer
R
RReuben Ship
Writer
Robert Sloane
Writer
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