CITIZEN SMITH
'Citizen Smith' was a British sitcom
which really made the names of its lead actor, Robert
Lindsay, and its writer, John Sullivan. Coming out of a
one-off comedy play Sullivan wrote for 'Comedy Special' -
'Roof Over My Head', 'Citizen Smith' ran for four series,
from 1977 to 1980.
Lindsay played 'Wolfie' Smith, the
rather laughable, but lovable, leader of the Tooting
Popular Front. A supposed Marxist group, it was the fact
that the group, and its members, were so unthreatening
that was the core of the show's humour. Smith was a
dreamer, with ideals built on slogans such as 'Power to
the People' and 'Freedom for Tooting'. His 'followers'
were really three people. Friend Ken (Mike Grady),
nervous Tucker (Anthony Millan), and the thuggish Speed (George
Sweeney). Wolfie's great plans were often undermined by
small-time gangster Harry Fenning (Stephen Greif).
Wolfie lived with girlfriend Shirley's
(Cheryl Hall) parents, sharing a flat with Ken. Shirley's
mum (Hilda Braid) was kind, if not on the ball, but
Shirley's dad (Peter Vaughan/Tony Steedman) derided
Wolfie at every opportunity.
- Paul Rance/booksmusicfilmstv.com.
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