Was adapted for US audiences and became the show "Too Close for Comfort" with Ted Knight. 'Brian Cooke' , who had once been a cartoonist, based the series partly on his own life and partly on the lifestyle of his director friend 'Mark Stuart' , who had a tall, thin house in Highgate and had converted the ground floor into a self contained flat for his daughter. The show was originally conceived as a comedy vehicle for the actress Paula Wilcox, titled Family Affairs. Rehearsals ...[Read Story ]