Mortimer later wrote series for radio such as Men from the Ministry and Round the Horne, before writing many TV situation comedies including Foreign Affairs, Man About the House, Never the Twain, Robin's Nest and George and Mildred, often working in partnership with Brian Cooke.
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A version of Man about the House later transferred to America under the name Three's Company.
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He started out as a cartoonist, which brought him into contact with his writing partner Brian Cooke.
When the series concluded in 1976, series producers Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer devised two spin-offs of the series.
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