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Status: Ended
First Aired: August 27, 1975
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 27
Networks: BBC One
Genres: Comedy

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I Didn't Know You Cared(1975)

TMDB Rating: 6.8 (5 votes)

Overview

I Didn't Know You Cared is a British comedy series set in a working class household in South Yorkshire in the 1970s, written by Peter Tinniswood loosely based upon his books A Touch Of Daniel, I Didn't Know You Cared and Except You're A Bird. It was broadcast by the BBC in four series from 1975 to 1979. The main characters are Carter Brandon; his Uncle Mort; his mother, Annie; his father, Les; his girlfriend, Pat Partington; and Uncle Staveley. Auntie Lil appears in the first two series. Other recurring characters, mostly from Carter's workplace, are Linda Preston; Mrs Partington; Sid Skelhorn

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Season 1

7 episodes • 1975

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Cause For Celebration	Aug 27, 1975
2	A Knitter In The Family	Sep 3, 1975
3	The Old Tin Trunk	Sep 10, 1975
4	After The Ball Was Over	Sep 17, 1975
5	Aye ... Well ... Mm ...	Sep 24, 1975
6	Large Or Small, Big Or Tall	Oct 1, 1975
7	The Axe And Cleaver	Oct 15, 1975

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Season 2

6 episodes • 1976

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Way My Wife Looks At Me	Apr 20, 1976
2	Chez Us	Apr 27, 1976
3	A Woman's Work	May 4, 1976
4	A Signal Disaster	May 11, 1976
5	You Should See Me Now	May 18, 1976
6	Good Wood, God!	May 25, 1976

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Season 3

7 episodes • 1978

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Men At Work	Jan 11, 1978
2	A Grave Decision	Jan 18, 1978
3	Party Games	Jan 25, 1978
4	A Bleak Day	Feb 1, 1978
5	Stout Deeds	Feb 8, 1978
6	Paradise Lost	Feb 15, 1978
7	The Last Tram	Feb 22, 1978

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Season 4

7 episodes • 1979

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Love Match	May 8, 1979
2	Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing	May 15, 1979
3	A Tip Top Day	May 22, 1979
4	Don't Answer That	May 29, 1979
5	The Great Escape	Jun 5, 1979
6	What's In A Name?	Jun 19, 1979
7	The Great Day	Jun 26, 1979

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