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''The Trouble With You Lilian'' (also titled on some databases as ''The Trouble with Lilian'') is a {{Britcom}} that aired on Creator/{{ITV}} in 1971, starring Creator/DandyNichols and Creator/PatriciaHayes.
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The series started life as a {{Pilot}} on [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Radio 4]], 4]] in 1966, with two series following in 1967 and 1969. Here, Creator/BerylReid playing played Madge, but it was when brought to [=ITV1=], Reid was unavailable, and Nichols took her role.
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Lilian (Hayes) and Madge (Nichols) are a pair of old ladies living together in a house in London. The house is owned by Madge, whereas Lilian is only a lodger - this is the trouble with you, Lilian, as Madge uses this fact to constantly cause trouble for her and make her life a misery, if only to get over the crushing monotony of her own.
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Lilian (Hayes) and Madge (Nichols) are a pair of old ladies living together in a house in London. The house is owned by Madge, whereas Lilian is only a lodger - this is the trouble with you, Lilian, Lilian - as Madge uses this fact to constantly cause trouble for her and make her life a misery, if only to get over the crushing monotony of her own.
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''The Trouble With You Lilian'' is a {{Britcom}} that aired on Creator/{{ITV}} in 1971, starring Creator/DandyNichols and Creator/PatriciaHayes.
Lilian (Hayes) and Madge (Nichols) are a pair of old ladies living together in a house in London. The house is owned by Madge, whereas Lilian is only a lodger - this is the trouble with you, Lilian, as Madge uses this fact to constantly cause trouble for her and make her life a misery, if only to get over the crushing monotony of her own.
The series started life on [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Radio 4]], with Creator/BerylReid playing Madge, but when brought to [=ITV1=], Reid was unavailable, and Nichols took her role.
The series was never repeated after 1971, and [[MissingEpisode all of the episodes are now lost]]. However, the series' theme, "Counting the Coster", is available on Website/YouTube [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkhwecRRhLQ here]].
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!! The Tropes for You, Lilian:
* BullyAndWimpPairing: Living together are Madge (bully) and Lilian (wimp). As Lilian is Madge's paying lodger, Madge treats her poorly, knowing that as she has nowhere else to stay all she can do is take the abuse.
* BritishBrevity: Only six episodes were produced in one year.
* TheChewToy: Lilian is the outlet for all of Madge's cruelty and frustrations. To make matters worse, she can't afford to live anywhere else and so is stuck with her.
* DisproportionateRetribution: It only takes the smallest of issues to send Madge into crisis mode, when she'll overreact and make everything worse. She does so to make up for how monotonous her life is.
* FortuneTeller: In "You Lose on the Swings", Lilian has her fortune told at the local fair by Gypsy Maud, against Madge's wishes:
-->'''Madge''': Your face is your fortune, so don't press your luck!
* HospitalVisitHesitation: Lilian has to visit the hospital for a check-up in "Outside Patients" and is so nervous that she decides to buy a new hat first.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Madge is provocative, spiteful, and self-centred, believing she is better than Lilian and more important than her just because Lilian is her lodger.
* LaughTrack: Unusually for a {{Britcom}} from TheSeventies, the series was aired with no laughter - audience or canned - of any kind
* NoFullNameGiven: Lilian and Madge's surnames were never revealed.
* RoommateCom: The premise of the series is that the titular Lilian lives with Madge as a lodger, albeit one who is treated like dirt with no way to stand up for herself.
* ShaggyDogStory: In "Long Way to Go", Lilian and Madge hope to go on a holiday abroad. Unfortunately, this doesn't come to fruition, with the two running into trouble just getting their passports.
* ShortRunners: The series only aired for six episodes in one year.
* ShrinkingViolet: Lilian is shy and insecure, painfully so, brought on by living with someone as demanding and domineering as Madge.
* TheShutIn: Madge seemingly has a fear of the outside world, notably she doesn't like the idea of other people being able to contact her via the telephone in "Fault on the Line", she warns Lilian of the threats of the laundrette and the people who go there in "The Long Wash", and deciding to go on a holiday is seen as a big step for her to take in "Long Way to Go".
* SpecialGuest: Creator/FreddieJones as Jack in "The Long Wash".
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Lilian is Madge's so-called "best friend", even though being her lodger, Madge bullies her and forces her to go along with anything she says.
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''The Trouble With You Lilian'' is a {{Britcom}} that aired on Creator/{{ITV}} in 1971, starring Creator/DandyNichols and Creator/PatriciaHayes.
Lilian (Hayes) and Madge (Nichols) are a pair of old ladies living together in a house in London. The house is owned by Madge, whereas Lilian is only a lodger - this is the trouble with you, Lilian, as Madge uses this fact to constantly cause trouble for her and make her life a misery, if only to get over the crushing monotony of her own.
The series started life on [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Radio 4]], with Creator/BerylReid playing Madge, but when brought to [=ITV1=], Reid was unavailable, and Nichols took her role.
The series was never repeated after 1971, and [[MissingEpisode all of the episodes are now lost]]. However, the series' theme, "Counting the Coster", is available on Website/YouTube [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkhwecRRhLQ here]].
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!! The Tropes for You, Lilian:
* BullyAndWimpPairing: Living together are Madge (bully) and Lilian (wimp). As Lilian is Madge's paying lodger, Madge treats her poorly, knowing that as she has nowhere else to stay all she can do is take the abuse.
* BritishBrevity: Only six episodes were produced in one year.
* TheChewToy: Lilian is the outlet for all of Madge's cruelty and frustrations. To make matters worse, she can't afford to live anywhere else and so is stuck with her.
* DisproportionateRetribution: It only takes the smallest of issues to send Madge into crisis mode, when she'll overreact and make everything worse. She does so to make up for how monotonous her life is.
* FortuneTeller: In "You Lose on the Swings", Lilian has her fortune told at the local fair by Gypsy Maud, against Madge's wishes:
-->'''Madge''': Your face is your fortune, so don't press your luck!
* HospitalVisitHesitation: Lilian has to visit the hospital for a check-up in "Outside Patients" and is so nervous that she decides to buy a new hat first.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Madge is provocative, spiteful, and self-centred, believing she is better than Lilian and more important than her just because Lilian is her lodger.
* LaughTrack: Unusually for a {{Britcom}} from TheSeventies, the series was aired with no laughter - audience or canned - of any kind
* NoFullNameGiven: Lilian and Madge's surnames were never revealed.
* RoommateCom: The premise of the series is that the titular Lilian lives with Madge as a lodger, albeit one who is treated like dirt with no way to stand up for herself.
* ShaggyDogStory: In "Long Way to Go", Lilian and Madge hope to go on a holiday abroad. Unfortunately, this doesn't come to fruition, with the two running into trouble just getting their passports.
* ShortRunners: The series only aired for six episodes in one year.
* ShrinkingViolet: Lilian is shy and insecure, painfully so, brought on by living with someone as demanding and domineering as Madge.
* TheShutIn: Madge seemingly has a fear of the outside world, notably she doesn't like the idea of other people being able to contact her via the telephone in "Fault on the Line", she warns Lilian of the threats of the laundrette and the people who go there in "The Long Wash", and deciding to go on a holiday is seen as a big step for her to take in "Long Way to Go".
* SpecialGuest: Creator/FreddieJones as Jack in "The Long Wash".
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Lilian is Madge's so-called "best friend", even though being her lodger, Madge bullies her and forces her to go along with anything she says.
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