Mrs Thursday(1966)

Mrs Thursday is a British comedy-drama following Alice Thursday, a Cockney cleaning lady who unexpectedly inherits £10 million and control of a multinational company after her employer's death. Starring veteran actress Kathleen Harrison, the series charts Alice's unlikely rise from domestic work to the boardroom, where she must navigate the complexities of big business with wit and common sense. Hugh Manning plays Richard Hunter, her loyal butler who becomes her trusted business adviser and confidant through the chaos. Devised by Lord Ted Willis with scripts by Jack Rosenthal, Mrs Thursday blends sharp humour with genuine drama as an ordinary woman confronts extraordinary circumstances and discovers she's more than capable of holding her own among the corporate elite.