Vintage Stacie

Running for just four series and two specials between 1975 and 1978, John Esmonde and Bob Larbey's sit-com about a couple attempting to build a self sufficient life in the midst of suburbia remains one of the more beloved British comedies. With the sad loss of one of my heroes, Penelope Keith, I took the chance to revisit this most quintessential of sit-coms and found myself considering why it remains so utterly perfect. Set in the south west London neighbourhood of Surbiton,