The Very Merry Widow (Scripted, English)
Genres: Comedy
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1967-11-27
Ended: 1968-10-14
Network: BBC One
Country: GB
Airs on: Monday
Runtime: 30 minutes
The show revolves around Jacqui Villiers, who loses her husband when he is killed in a boating accident. After his death, all he leaves her is a substantial amount of debt. She sets out to raise enough money to pay off the debts and save her London mews home, taking various jobs and also taking in a lodger, Freddie Phillipson. Jacqui is helped by her daughter Jennifer and her friends Henrietta, Mavis and Millicent.