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Mary Tyler Moore Show and Its Spin-Offs
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<blockquote data-quote="AndyB2008" data-source="post: 403926" data-attributes="member: 26097"><p>Starting From Scratch was later remade for British TV as Close to Home, with Paul Nicholas and Jane Briers in the Bill Daily and Nita Talbot roles.</p><p></p><p>Angharad Rees played the Connie Stevens role and Lucy Benjamin and Andrew Read played the Heidi Helmer and Jason Marin roles. (While Jason Marin was the one to be successful from Starting from Scratch due to his role as Flounder in the Little Mermaid, Lucy Benjamin was the one to be successful from Close to Home).</p><p></p><p>Close to Home was slightly successful than Starting from Scratch, but LWT weren't impressed with the ratings as the show was retooled for Series 2. </p><p></p><p>Brian Cooke stepped down as head writer (although he continued to be credited as creator) and a new writing team came in. Stephen Frost was dropped from the cast, Pippa Guard came in as a love interest for Paul Nicholas's character, and Jane Briers got her role diminished so they could concentrate on the Pippa Guard romance.</p><p></p><p>The opening and closing credits were given a revamp too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndyB2008, post: 403926, member: 26097"] Starting From Scratch was later remade for British TV as Close to Home, with Paul Nicholas and Jane Briers in the Bill Daily and Nita Talbot roles. Angharad Rees played the Connie Stevens role and Lucy Benjamin and Andrew Read played the Heidi Helmer and Jason Marin roles. (While Jason Marin was the one to be successful from Starting from Scratch due to his role as Flounder in the Little Mermaid, Lucy Benjamin was the one to be successful from Close to Home). Close to Home was slightly successful than Starting from Scratch, but LWT weren't impressed with the ratings as the show was retooled for Series 2. Brian Cooke stepped down as head writer (although he continued to be credited as creator) and a new writing team came in. Stephen Frost was dropped from the cast, Pippa Guard came in as a love interest for Paul Nicholas's character, and Jane Briers got her role diminished so they could concentrate on the Pippa Guard romance. The opening and closing credits were given a revamp too. [/QUOTE]
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