Shine on Harvey Moon
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{{Infobox television|
| show_name = Shine on Harvey Moon
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| format = [[Television program|Series]]
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator = [[Laurence Marks]], [[Maurice Gran]]
| starring = [[Kenneth Cranham]],<br>[[Maggie Steed]],<br>[[Linda Robson]],<br>[[Elizabeth Spriggs]].<br>[[Lee Whitlock]],<br>[[Nigel Planer]],<br>[[Leonard Fenton]],<br>[[Suzanne Bertish]],<br>[[Pauline Quirke]]
| channel = [[ITV1|ITV]]
| country=[[United Kingdom]]
| first_aired = 1982
| last_aired = 1985
| num_series =
| num_episodes = 35
| producer = [[Central Television]]
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'''''Shine on Harvey Moon''''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[television]] series made by [[Central Television]] for [[ITV]] from 1982 to 1985.
This generally light-hearted series was created by comedy writers [[Laurence Marks]] and [[Maurice Gran]]. The series is set in the [[East End of London]] shortly after the [[Second World War]] with former army serviceman Harvey Moon being demobbed, his family think he has been killed and upon returning to [[London]] finds his family involved in various troubles. His wife Rita, played by [[Maggie Steed]], is working in a seedy nightclub frequented by [[United States|American]] servicemen. He becomes involved with [[The Labour Party (UK)|The Labour Party]] and the [[Union movement]].
The name of the series is a wordplay on the title of the popular 1908 song '[[Shine On, Harvest Moon]]'.
==Regular cast==
* Harvey Moon - ([[Kenneth Cranham]])
* Rita Moon - ([[Maggie Steed]])
* Maggie Moon - ([[Linda Robson]])
* Violet "Nan" Moon - ([[Elizabeth Spriggs]])
* Stanley Moon - ([[Lee Whitlock]])
* Lou Lewis - ([[Nigel Planer]])
* Harriet Wright - ([[Fiona Victory]])
* Erich Gottlieb - ([[Leonard Fenton]])
* Frieda Gottlieb - ([[Suzanne Bertish]])
* Veronica - ([[Pauline Quirke]]).
The series was revived by [[Meridian Television]] in 1994, this time set during the 1950s, with [[Nicky Henson]] taking over the role of Harvey.
===DVD Release===
''Shine On Harvey Moon'' (Series 1 and 2) is currently available on DVD as a 3 disc set and Series Three is also available from 29 October 2007 as a 3 disc set.
==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0083478|title=Shine on Harvey Moon}}
[[Category:ITV television programmes]]
[[Category:Period television series]]