Take Three Girls


Take Three Girls is a British comedy-drama television series that aired on BBC1 from 17 November 1969 to 1 January 1971. It follows three young women sharing a flat in "Swinging London". It was BBC1's first colour drama series.
The first series features cellist Victoria, single mother Kate, and Cockney art student Avril. For the second series, Kate and Avril were replaced by journalist Jenny and American psychology graduate Lulie.
Two series, each of 12 episodes, were shown on BBC1 between 1969 and 1971, with selected repeats between the series. Only 10 episodes of the original 24 still exist.
A four-episode sequel, Take Three Women, broadcast on BBC2 in 1982, shows the original three characters later in their lives. Victoria is a widow with a young daughter, and Avril an art gallery owner, while Kate is sharing her life with her son and his teacher.
The theme music – "Light Flight" by the British folk rock group Pentangle – was a British chart hit in February 1970. Pentangle also contributed music to Take Three Women.
A tie-in novel, Victoria, by scriptwriters Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham, was published in 1972 by W. H. Allen Ltd.

Episodes

All episodes were made on colour videotape, with the exception of Season 1, episode 10, which was shot entirely on 35mm film.

''Take Three Girls'' - Season 1

EpTitleWriterDirectorUK
Transmission
dates		Archive
1Kate: Stop ActingHugo CharterisTristan de Vere Cole17 November 1969, BBC1
3 June 1970, BBC2		Colour 625-line VT
2Avril: Devon VioletsJulia JonesJohn Matthews24 November 1969, BBC1
15 September 1982, BBC2		Colour 625-line VT
3Victoria: Requiem For Cello in SW3Charlotte Bingham and Terence BradyMark Cullingham1 December 1969, BBC1Lost
4Kate: Start WorkingHugo CharterisTristan de Vere Cole8 December 1969, BBC1Colour 625-line VT
5Avril: Heart's EaseJulia JonesJohn Matthews15 December 1969, BBC1Lost
6Victoria: Rhapsody for Misplaced PersonsCharlotte Bingham and Terence BradyMark Cullingham22 December 1969, BBC1Lost
7Kate: Try LovingHugo CharterisTristan de Vere Cole29 December 1969, BBC1Lost
8Avril: Sweet BasilJulia JonesJohn Matthews5 January 1970, BBC1Lost
9Victoria: Variations of May and SeptemberCharlotte Bingham and Terence BradyMark Cullingham12 January 1970, BBC1
10 June 1970, BBC2		Colour 625-line VT
10Kate: Keep HopingHugo CharterisTristan de Vere Cole19 January 1970, BBC1
17 June 1970, BBC2		Colour 35mm film
11Avril: Roses Round the DoorJulia JonesJohn Matthews26 January 1970, BBC1Colour 625-line VT
12Victoria: Gloria for First OffenceCharlotte Bingham and Terence BradyMark Cullingham2 February 1970, BBC1Lost

''Take Three Girls'' - Season 2

EpTitleWriterDirectorUK
Transmission
dates		Archive
1Victoria: Coda and ResolutionCharlotte Bingham and Terence BradyMark Cullingham24 March 1971, BBC1Lost
2Lulie: The Private SectorCarey HarrisonBarry Davis31 March 1971, BBC1Colour 625-line VT
3Jenny: Closed CircuitRobert MullerMichael Hayes7 April 1971, BBC1Lost
4Victoria: Duet for Two Left FeetCharlotte Bingham and Terence BradyMark Cullingham14 April 1971, BBC1Lost
5Lulie: The Company of MadmenCarey HarrisonBarry Davis21 April 1971, BBC1Lost
6Jenny: Kitsch, or Protocols in a Chinese LaundryRobert MullerMichael Hayes28 April 1971, BBC1Colour 625-line VT
7Victoria: Prelude to a New ArrangementCharlotte Bingham and Terence BradyMark Cullingham7 May 1971, BBC1Lost
8Lulie: A Little BlindnessCarey HarrisonBarry Davis14 May 1971, BBC1Lost
9Jenny: FreelanceRobert MullerMichael Hayes21 May 1971, BBC1Lost
10Victoria: Composition Out of DiscordCharlotte Bingham and Terence BradyMark Cullingham28 May 1971, BBC1Lost
11Lulie: A School for GrievancesCarey HarrisonChristopher Morahan4 June 1971, BBC1Colour 625-line VT
12Jenny: ReleaseRobert MullerMichael Hayes11 June 1971, BBC1Colour 625-line VT

''Take Three Women''

EpTitleWriterDirectorUK
Transmission
dates		Archive
1KateHuy MeredithRichard Martin21 September 1982, BBC2Colour 625-line VT
2AvrilJulia JonesRoger Bamford28 September 1982, BBC2Colour 625-line VT
3VictoriaCharlotte Bingham and Terence BradyLes Chatfield5 October 1982, BBC2Colour 625-line VT
4Victoria, Kate and AvrilLee LangleyJulian Amyes12 October 1982, BBC2Colour 625-line VT