Yus My Dear chronicled the further exploits of Wally and Lil Briggs, the argumentative Cockney couple played by Arthur Mullard and Queenie Watts. The Briggs move into a council house after the gypsy caravan site they'd lived on for so long is redeveloped.

Moving in with them is Wally's layabout brother Benny, played by a constantly grinning Mike Reid. Each week, crafty Benny managed to separate Wally from his hard-earned bricklayer's wages.

The opening credits showed Wally putting pound notes in Benny's outstretched palm. You had to wonder why a man of his obvious talent for con trickery didn't aim slightly higher than a close relative who was, after all, poor himself.

But Wally, being incredibly thick, fell for the scams every time. In one episode, Wally and Lil put up Benny's stripper girlfriend Molly for the night, on the condition that she slept in his room while he crashed out on the sofa. The following morning, it was revealed Benny had used a ladder to get into the room, and thus have his wicked way with Molly.

If the premise was intended to evoke comparisons with 'Hancock's Half-Hour' (Wally and Benny instead of Hancock and Sid), it failed miserably. The show ran out of plots after only two weeks (19 episodes were made). Arthur Mullard sang (or rather, bellowed) the title theme!

Critics ripped it to shreds. But they were absolutely right for once. Were we really supposed to be amused by the sight of a dimwit continually being conned by a silver-tongued rogue?

Strangely, it got to number one in the ratings, edging out 'Coronation Street', but, after two seasons, it thankfully ended. Don't be fooled into thinking 'Yus My Dear' is a forgotten comedy classic; its a bad show which wasted a lot of very talented performers.

The Briggs were seen to rather better comic effect in 'Holiday On The Buses'.