abstract:In Loving Memory is a British period sitcom set in an undertakers business that starred Thora Hird and Christopher Beeny. A pilot was transmitted in 1969 by Thames Television who rejected the idea before it was finally accepted by Yorkshire Television in 1979 where it further ran for five series between until 1986.
The Lancashire-born star was known to millions for starring in sitcoms like 1960s favourite Meet the Wife, playing Thora Blacklock, and InLovingMemory playing Ivy in the late 1970s.