1. PREMIERED 1981

    The Gaffer

    ITV, 1981–1983

1981

THE GAFFER

PROGRAM INFO

  1. ABOUT
    British television series
  2. PREMIERED
    January 9, 198145 years ago
  3. FINALE
    July 5, 1983
  4. NETWORK
    ITV
  5. COUNTRY
    United Kingdom
  6. LANGUAGE
    English
  7. SEASONS
    3
  8. EPISODES
    20
  9. GENRE
    Sitcom
  10. CREATED BY
    Graham White
  11. STARRING
    Bill Maynard, Russell Hunter
  12. ANNIVERSARY
    Turns 46 on January 9, 2027, in 67 days
  13. SOURCES
    Wikipedia, Wikidata

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