Shine on Harvey Moon is a British television series made by Central Television for ITV from 1982 to 1985. Central TV logo, 1985_1998 Central Independent Television, or to give it its familiar name, Central Television or Central, is a British Independent Television company that took over from ATV on 1 January 1982. ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITV plc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This generally light-hearted series was created by comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran and set shortly after the Second World War with former army serviceman Harvey Moon being demobbed and returning to London to find his family involved in various troubles. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

The name of the series is a tribute to the popular 1908 song 'Shine On Harvest Moon'.

Regular Cast

Harvey Moon - (Kenneth Cranham)

Rita Moon - (Maggie Steed)

Maggie Moon - (Linda Robson) Linda Robson (born 13 March 1958) is a British actress. ...

Violet "Nan" Moon - (Elizabeth Spriggs) Elizabeth Spriggs (born 1929 in Buxton, England) is a British actress. ...

Stanley Moon - (Lee Whitlock)

Lou Lewis - (Nigel Planer) Nigel Planer (born February 22, 1955) is a British actor, novelist and playwright. ...

Harriet Wright - (Fiona Victory)

Erich Gottlieb - (Leonard Fenton) Leonard Fenton is a British actor best known for his role as Doctor Harold Legg in EastEnders. ...

Frieda Gottlieb - (Suzanne Bertish)

Veronica - (Pauline Quirke). Pauline Quirke (b. ...

The series was revived by Meridian Television in 1995, this time set during the 1950's, with Nicky Henson taking over the role of Harvey. Meridian is the ITV station for the South and South East of England. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ...