TV series
Potter
19793 seasons6.8 / 10
The time has come for Redvers Potter to relinquish his role as head of the family confectionary firm, Pottermints - his company has been taken over and he is now going into enforced retirement. His wife, Aileen, is not too happy about having her husband under her feet either, but Potter is determined to make the most of his retirement. He decides he will give people the benefit of his managerial experience - even if they don't want it.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Potter premiered March 1, 1979. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
The time has come for Redvers Potter to relinquish his role as head of the family confectionary firm, Pottermints - his company has been taken over and he is now going into enforced retirement. His wife, Aileen, is not too happy about having her husband under her feet either, but Potter is determined to make the most of his retirement. He decides he will give people the benefit of his managerial experience - even if they don't want it.
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Cast
Arthur LoweRedvers Potter
John BarronThe Vicar
Noel DysonAileen Potter
Robin BaileyRedvers Potter
John Warner'Tolly' TolliverBrenda CowlingJane
Honor ShepherdDiana Tolliver
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 20
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
Themes
businessmancriticism and blamedomesticitydomineering husbanddysfunctional marriageenglishmanenglishwomanhenpecked husband