In Loving Memory (Scripted, English)
Genres: Comedy
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1979-05-21
Ended: 1986-03-27
Network: ITV1
Country: GB
Airs on: Thursday
Runtime: 30 minutes
In Loving Memory is a British period sitcom set in an undertakers business that starred Thora Hird and Christopher Beeny. It ran from 21 May 1979 – 27 March 1986. The year is 1929 and in the opening episode Jeremiah Unsworth (Freddie Jones), the proprietor of the undertakers, dies. This leaves his widow Ivy (Thora Hird) and gormless nephew Billy (Christopher Beeny) to take over the business.