Terry and June | Research

Another one of our TV inspirations for our idea is 'Terry and June'. We were previously told to look into this show in terms of content and character, to help develop our idea further.

'Terry and June' was a Sitcom, and was broadcast between the years of 1979-1987, on BBC One.

"Terry and June Medford are a middle-class, middle-aged, middle-england couple - but not exactly 'average'"

"Residing in suburban Purley, south London, June constantly longs for, and tries to attain a comfy, quiet life. However, she is constantly thwarted by Terry's bad luck, not to mention his childish and often foolish behaviour!"

Unlike other sitcoms that thrive on conflict between characters, the two main characters in this series, Terry and June, are happily married, meaning their problems occur from other aspects of their life. The main idea of the show was Terry's constant desire to impress his boss, and win a job on the "top floor". Every week, Terry would attempt shortcuts to the keys to the executive washroom and every week it would lead him into trouble. Sometimes inanimate objects around Terry would cause the comedy, like to food processor contents over his new suit, or collapsing shelves knocking him out, and more.
This is similar to our idea, as every attempt Dean has to become famous, he ends up in trouble and usually disappointed, and inanimate objects cause him problems. However, Terry always stays pretty positive and keeps trying his luck, which is something we see in our character Dean.

While Terry is trying his luck, June is patient and quietly mocks her husband while she clears up his mess. This is similar to our character, Annie, as she mocks Dean quite often and lets him get on with things, even if she's not convinced it will work out for the better. June is somewhat a sidekick in a sense, which differs from Annie as she has her own problems with getting herself Instagram famous and young.

In terms of filming style, it's not necessarily similar to our choice of filming. This is due to the studio set and having a three wall set with a live audience, whereas we're looking at an on location shoot with no live audience.
In terms of content, it's similar to the comedy we'll be portraying, and the sense of characters as well. Dean will be as ambitious as Terry, and Annie will be as patient as June, but with more of a story for both characters with the same type of goal.

https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/terry_and_june/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/terryandjune/