Holding the Fort
TV Show| Title | Holding the Fort |
| User score | 5 |
| Release date | Sep 5, 1980 |
| Release date of last episode | Aug 29, 1982 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Director | Laurence Marks , Maurice Gran |
| Production country | GB |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 3 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 20 |
| Run time | 30 min. |
Holding the Fort is an ITV situation comedy starring Peter Davison, Patricia Hodge and Matthew Kelly. It was an early product of the writing team of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Three series were recorded, a total of twenty episodes, first aired between 1980 and 1982, concurrent with Davison also starring in Doctor Who. It was made for the ITV network by LWT The situation was a role-reversal comedy, in which the premise was that Russell Milburn becomes a "house-husband" to raise his baby daughter while his wife, Penny a captain in the Women's Royal Army Corps, goes out to work. Russell's friend Fitzroy, or "Fitz", adds to the comic tension by encouraging Russell's enthusiasm for football, pacifism and beer.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS3.E7 ∙ News From The Front
Aug 29, 1982
S3.E6 ∙ Otherwise Engaged
Aug 22, 1982
S3.E5 ∙ One Careful Owner
Aug 15, 1982
S3.E4 ∙ Under Pressure
Aug 8, 1982
S3.E3 ∙ A Place In The Sun
Aug 1, 1982
S3.E2 ∙ All Boys Together
Jul 25, 1982
S3.E1 ∙ Feeling The Pinch
Jul 18, 1982
S2.E6 ∙ A Sence Of Duty
Apr 10, 1981
S2.E5 ∙ Lock, Stock And Barrel
Apr 3, 1981
S2.E4 ∙ Under A Cloud
Mar 27, 1981
S2.E3 ∙ Over And Out
Mar 20, 1981
S2.E2 ∙ Famous First Words
Mar 13, 1981
S2.E1 ∙ Blood
Mar 6, 1981
S1.E7 ∙ Over A Barrel
Oct 17, 1980
S1.E6 ∙ Against The Grain
Oct 10, 1980
S1.E5 ∙ After The Ball
Oct 3, 1980
S1.E4 ∙ Twelve Good Men And Pooh
Sep 26, 1980
S1.E3 ∙ Come To The Aid Of The Party
Sep 19, 1980
S1.E2 ∙ Jumping The Gun
Sep 12, 1980
S1.E1 ∙ In Safe Hands
Sep 5, 1980
