Season 3 • Episode 8
LatestDuty Free is a British sitcom written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr that aired on ITV from 1984 to 1986. It was made by Yorkshire Television.
Acting
Gwen Taylor's masterclass in long-suffering wife energy.
Writing
Eric Chappell's surgical precision with British social embarrassment.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Captured peak 'Brits abroad' phenomenon: package holidays to Spain were exploding in the 80s, and the show weaponized class anxiety about behaving badly in 'foreign' spaces.
Keith Barron and Gwen Taylor had such natural chemistry they later played married couple AGAIN in 'The Nigel Barton' and other projects—Hollywood of the North, basically.
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