Old American TV

For details on American backed European-made series.
And for more on series made jointly in US/UK- Third Man, Charlie Chan, Count of Monte Cristo, One Step Beyond.
For details of The Veil, for the pilot episode of- King of Diamonds with John Lupton and the abortive Rogue for Hire with Jerome Thor.
For other British made series with US stars, such as Errol Flynn Theatre etc: go to Main Dinosaur TV Menu
Each month reviews from one series from the black and white era
FAIR EXCHANGE (1962/3)
Perhaps star Eddie Foy Jr as Eddie Walker was the best character, as he agrees to temporarily swap daughters with his old war buddy Tommy Finch (Victor Maddern). Maybe this abortive series is mostly of British interest for the two Finch children, Judy Carne playing Heather Finch and Dennis Waterman playing Neville.

2.4 A Woman's Place
Willie Shorthouse (Maurice Dallimore) brings a blow gun for Neville as part of his school project on Malaya (see picture). In return Sybil kindly offers to type his memoirs. But soon she is being inundated with requests to do typing and so many interruptions as she tries to concentrate on her jobs.
Over in USA, Daphne follows her example by taking a job in a pet shop. That leaves poor dad doing the housework. She brings home a cockatoo that apparently is depressed, but it cheers Eddie up as he sees a chance to start a show biz double act with it. They rehearse Tea For Two, " a great act dad." Shortlived though, as mother takes the bird back to the shop.
Sybil is now rowing with Tommy over her overworked secretarial agency, things coming to a head with a midnight rush job. "This is not a 24 hour service," protests father. He announces his wife's imminent retirement. "You can't replace a husband with a typewriter," admits Sybil graciously.
Eddie's partnership sure is over too, as the bird has been sold to a customer, "you've wiped out two careers," protests Eddie sorrowfully. But Daphne resigns from the pet shop and all ends happily