Honey for Tea

Honey for Tea is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 in 1994. Starring Felicity Kendal, it was written by Michael Aitkens. The series was poorly received at the time, receiving a particularly scathing review from Victor Lewis-Smith in the London Evening Standard. He later described Felicity Kendal's attempt at an American accent as 'Britain's revenge' for Dick Van Dyke's cockney accent in Mary Poppins.

Cast

 * Felicity Kendal – Nancy Belasco
 * Nigel Le Vaillant – Prof. Simon Latimer
 * Leslie Phillips – Sir Dickie Hobhouse
 * Patrick McCollough – Jake Belasco
 * Caroline Harker – The Hon. Lucy Courtney
 * Alan David – Dr. Basil Quinn
 * Tess Dignan – Jill McSweeney
 * Crispin Bonham-Carter – Charlie Chadwick
 * Helena Little – Prof. Debbie Newman
 * Brenda Bruce – Mary Harris
 * Bernard Lawrence – Lord St Clair
 * April Walker – Lady St Clair

Plot
On the death of her husband Harry, a Los Angeles businessman, American Nancy Belasco and her son Jake are insolvent. Much of his money is invested in St Maud's College at Cambridge University, a university he loved. So Nancy, who was born in Cambridge as the child of a GI bride, and Jake decide to go and live in Cambridge. Using her late husband's clout, Nancy gets a job as an assistant bursar, persuading the master of the college, Sir Dickie Hobhouse, to admit Jake on a sports scholarship. This leads to clashes between Nancy and Professor Simon Latimer, who knows Jake doesn't have the academic prowess to warrant his place. Meanwhile, in a culture clash romance, Jake becomes involved with the aristocratic Hon. Lucy Courtney.

Episodes

 * 1) Episode One (13 March 1994)
 * 2) Episode Two (20 March 1994)
 * 3) Episode Three (27 March 1994)
 * 4) Episode Four (3 April 1994)
 * 5) Episode Five (17 April 1994)
 * 6) Episode Six (24 April 1994)
 * 7) Episode Seven (1 May 1994)