Series synopsis
Kinvig is a British comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on ITV1 on September 4, 1981. It ended on October 16, 1981. It stars Tony Haygarth, Patsy Rowlands, Colin Jeavons and Prunella Gee.
Kinvig is a sci-fi comedy television series made for British television in 1981.
Ineffectual dreamer Des Kinvig (Tony Haygarth) runs a rundown little electrical repair shop in the small town of Bingleton where he lives with his mumsy, scatterbrained wife Netta (Patsy Rowlands) and oversized pet dog Cuddly.
One day his shop is visited by the beautiful, sharp-tongued Miss Griffin (Prunella Gee) who seems at first just another dissatisfied customer.
However, after encountering a flying saucer wh ...
Premise
Kinvig is a sci-fi comedy television series made for British television in 1981.
Ineffectual dreamer Des Kinvig (Tony Haygarth) runs a rundown little electrical repair shop in the small town of Bingleton where he lives with his mumsy, scatterbrained wife Netta (Patsy Rowlands) and oversized pet dog Cuddly.
One day his shop is visited by the beautiful, sharp-tongued Miss Griffin (Prunella Gee) who seems at first just another dissatisfied customer.
However, after encountering a flying saucer while walking the dog one night, Kinvig discovers she is actually a scantily-clad alien from the planet Mercury who desperately needs the help of the scruffy, bearded Des' "exceptional brain" to stop an invasion of the evil ant-like Xux who are replacing people with robot duplicates.
(information obtained from Wikipedia)
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tony Haygarth as Des Kinvig
- Patsy Rowlands as Netta Kinvig
- Colin Jeavons as Jim Piper
- Prunella Gee as Miss Griffin
Guest cast
- Jamie Foreman
- David Savile
- Shirley Stelfox
- Patrick Newell as Mr. Horsley
- Simon Williams as Buddo
- Michael Maloney as Simon
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | September 4, 1981 | October 16, 1981 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contact | September 4, 1981 |
| 2 |
Creature of the Xux Des and Jim suspect that their local councilor Mr Horsley is really a replicant created by the evil Xux. |
September 11, 1981 |
| 3 | Double, Double… | September 18, 1981 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 4, 1981 |
| Last aired | October 16, 1981 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |