About this season
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.
Episodes (7)
1. Feeling The Pinch
Aired 18 July 1982 • 30 min
2. All Boys Together
Aired 25 July 1982 • 30 min
3. A Place In The Sun
Aired 1 August 1982 • 30 min
4. Under Pressure
Aired 8 August 1982 • 30 min
5. One Careful Owner
Aired 15 August 1982 • 30 min
6. Otherwise Engaged
Aired 22 August 1982 • 30 min
7. News From The Front
Aired 29 August 1982 • 30 min