Alexander the Greatest


Alexander the Greatest is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1972. Starring Gary [Warren (actor)|Gary Warren], it was written by Bernard Kops and made for the ITV network by ATV.

Cast

Alexander Green is a 16-year-old boy, who lives in Golders Green in London and who wants to leave his middle-class Jewish home. He is based on the writer's fourteen-year-old son Adam. Alexander's parents, Joe and Fay Green, try to understand him and he has a sister Renata.

Episodes

Series One (1971)

  1. "A Week to Live"
  2. "The Third World Starts Tonight"
  3. "The All Night Party"
  4. "The Match"
  5. "The Disengagement of Murray and Renata"
  6. "Happy Anniversary"

    Series Two (1972)

  7. "Charity Ends at Home"
  8. "The New Policy"
  9. "Israel Needs You"
  10. "Kicking the Filthy Habit"
  11. "The 21 Year Itch"
  12. "Sam Leaves Home"
  13. "Renata's Secret Affair"

    Archival existence

Copies of all 13 episodes still exist, but, 11 of these are in monochrome only as the original colour tapes were wiped in the mid 70's by ATV. The only 2 episodes left in colour are numbers 1 and 3 from the first series.