Shine on Harvey Moon (1982) is a drama web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Shine on Harvey Moon online in HD.
Shine on Harvey Moon — Storyline
Shine on Harvey Moon! is a British comedy-drama series made by Central Television for ITV from 8 January 1982 to 23 August 1985 and briefly revived in 1995 by Meridian.
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. Upon being demobbed RAF serviceman Harvey Moon, played by Kenneth Cranham, returns home and finds his family involved in various troubles. His wife Rita, played by Maggie Steed, is not interested in resuming their relationship, and works in a seedy nightclub frequented by American servicemen. He becomes involved with 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'. The first series was commissioned and recorded by ATV at their Elstree studios with the remaining series filmed at newly constructed facilities in Nottingham.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
- Starring: Nigel Planer, Linda Robson, Maggie Steed, Elizabeth Spriggs, Lee Whitlock, Nicky Henson
Shine on Harvey Moon — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1982-01-08 |
| Seasons | 5 |
| Episodes | 41 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Network | ITV1 |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 7.7/10 (8 votes) |
Shine on Harvey Moon — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Hail the Conquering Hero (1982-01-08) — In November 1945 corporals Harvey Moon and Lou Lewis return to London from Bombay, where they sat out the war as stores clerks. Harvey's house has been destroyed – not by a bomb bu
- E2: Getting to Know You (1982-01-15) — Harvey decides to spend a Saturday with Stanley and take him to watch the Arsenal play football. However, since Harvey went away the team's ground has been turned into a bedding ce
- E3: Who's Afraid Of Virginia Flake (1982-01-22) — Harvey and Lou go to Bedfordshire to get officially demobbed, where Harvey, a non-smoker, uses his cigarette allowance to get Lou off a charge.
Back in London, Harvey finds that S
- E4: Sweet F.A. (1982-01-29) — Harvey is not happy when Lou brings home a stack of black market sugar. He is no happier when the Labour Exchange get him a job as a stores clerk and he learns that Stanley is trua
- E5: The Rough with the Smooth (1982-02-05) — To reward head mistress Harriet for giving Stanley extra work to get him into grammar school, Harvey Harriet to an upmarket restaurant but feels out of his depth and walks out.
He
- E6: A Christmas Truce (1982-02-12) — With Christmas approaching Harvey is anxious to get Stanley a bike courtesy of one of Lou's spiv friends and works long hours as a department store Santa to get the money, though S
Season 2
- E1: Getting Results (1982-09-10) — Whilst Lou's black market activities flourish Harvey is stuck in a dull job in a wireless factory working for the tight-fisted Hartley.
He and Rita have to masquerade as a happy,
- E2: A Deal with the Devil (1982-09-17) — Back at work after the factory strike and with a pay rise, Harvey disapproves of Lou's involvement with local black market king 'Connie' Rosenthal. He is proved right when Lou is a
- E3: In Sickness and in Health (1982-09-24) — When Nan, Harvey's mother, goes down with pneumonia, Harvey finds himself paying out doctor's bills and the money the imprisoned Lou buried in the park is no good as it is out of d
- E4: The Party Line (1982-10-01) — Harvey agrees to stand as a Labour councillor against the right wing Progressive Party's Clarence Saxby. To appear to be a family man, he bribes Rita to present a united public fro
- E5: The Course of True Love (1982-10-08) — Just out of jail, Lou is dazzled by the stories Nan's old flame Wilf, who has made his fortune in Africa, tells and determines to emigrate. Unfortunately for him he decides to ask
- E6: Safe as Houses (1982-10-15) — Harvey and Harriet spend a weekend with her father in the country. Harriet wants sex but Harvey prefers romance.
Rita also becomes an object of desire when 'Connie' gives her a j
Season 3
- E1: Goodnight Sweetheart (1984-06-01) — Harriet has moved to Holland to take up a teaching job. With the tenement blown up, Harvey and Lou end up in a doss-house but Harvey gets himself and Nan a flat in a house owned b
- E2: Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Down And… (1984-06-08) — With Lou in a sanatorium, Maggie starts to train in nursing.
Harvey gets a letter from Harriet to say she is engaged to another man, but Rita quickly recovers from her ordeal wit
- E3: Sisters and Brothers (1984-06-15) — Denied time off work to attend the Labour party Conference in Brighton with fellow councillor, solicitor Dick Elliott, Harvey quits his job but gets offered work by Dick as well as
- E4: I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair (1984-06-22) — After a visit from Monty's pregnant girlfriend, Rita dumps him and goes out with the charming, urbane Leo Brandon, who has employed Maggie in his hat shop, only to be told that he
- E5: Sentimental Journey (1984-06-29) — Having thrown Tom over for Lou, Maggie is devastated when a letter arrives from Scotland to say that Lou is now dating his convalescent nurse.
The last member of the family for wh
- E6: Goodnight Vienna (1984-07-06) — Christmas is coming, and Harvey clears the air with Ryder whilst Rita takes over the running of the salon and Maggie gets back with Tom, to the dismay of her annoying friend Veroni
- E7: Baby It's Cold Outside (1984-07-13) — It's the coldest winter for fifty years and, whilst Harvey gets cosy with Frieda, Rita is feeling the bite. Firstly, after Stanley's headmaster has visited and had to stay the nigh
- E8: Fools Rush In (1984-07-20) — The Moons are unable to pay for Stanley to go on a school outing, but Harvey's pride causes him to turn down the headmaster's offer to finance him from school funds.
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- E9: Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year (1984-07-27) — Harvey feels that Stanley is getting out of control and wants him to move in with himself and Frieda for when they are married. However, Frieda's paintings attract the attention of
Season 4
- E1: Kind Hearts and Coronets (1985-07-05) — The Moons get a scare when Stanley is rushed to hospital with suspected polio,though it proves to be a false alarm.
The path of true love does not run smoothly for Nan when Geoff
- E2: Anything Goes… (1985-07-12) — Stolen ration books are planted in Harvey's surgery and the police call after Tory councillor Baldock accuses Harvey of theft.
When Harvey threatens to expose Baldock's extra-mar
- E3: Mud Sticks (1985-07-19) — 1948 starts badly for Harvey when the local Labour Party, unsympathetic to his recent troubles, accuse him of bringing them bad publicity.
Feeling that Dick has not supported him
- E4: Love Is Blind (1985-07-26) — Already unhappy that her false admission in court might lose her custody of Stanley Rita gets more depressed as she loses handsome divorced Howard to Leo and has to accommodate Ver
- E5: Lover, Come Back to Me (1985-08-02) — As news spreads of Harvey's night with Rita, Nan is disapproving, Frieda feels betrayed and Harvey himself feels used since it nullifies all charges of adultery against his wife.
- E6: All, or Nothing at All (1985-08-09) — Erich dies suddenly and Frieda is amazed to get a visit from Joan Gottlieb, a Gentile who married Erich in Manchester before Frieda came to England, and has evidence that she lent
- E7: We're in the Money (1985-08-16) — Having inherited Erich's house and money Frieda is now a wealthy woman and Harvey feels financially inferior, considering taking on the bakery but Frieda decides to sell it.
Nan
- E8: Love and Marriage (1985-08-23) — As Maggie proudly shows off the engagement ring Alfie bought her, Harvey travels to Margate with a professional co-respondent to facilitate his divorce. Nan, on the other hand, won
Season 5
- E1: Series 5, Episode 1 (1995-04-23)
- E2: Series 5, Episode 2 (1995-04-30)
- E3: Series 5, Episode 3 (1995-05-07)
- E4: Series 5, Episode 4 (1995-05-14)
- E5: Series 5, Episode 5 (1995-05-21)
- E6: Series 5, Episode 6 (1995-05-28)
- E7: Series 5, Episode 7 (1995-07-14)
- E8: Series 5, Episode 8 (1995-07-21)
- E9: Series 5, Episode 9 (1995-07-28)
- E10: Series 5, Episode 10 (1995-08-04)
- E11: Series 5, Episode 11 (1995-08-11)
- E12: Series 5, Episode 12 (1995-08-18)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Shine on Harvey Moon have? 5 season(s) with 41 episodes.
Who created Shine on Harvey Moon? Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran.
Where can I watch Shine on Harvey Moon? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
