The Appleyards Family Treat

Transmitted once a fortnight from October 1952 in the Children's Television slot, 'The Appleyards' is generally regarded as Britain's first television soap opera - even if it was made for kids.
The Appleyards family picureA lightweight domestic series about the trivial ups and downs of the rosy Appleyards, a suburban Home Counties family, the show was broadcast live on Thursday's around 4.30 to 5.00pm with a repeat performance the following Sunday. Each episode was approximately 20 minutes in length.
It was a junior version of the adult Grove Family.
The Appleyards theme tune is called 'Looking Around' by Colin Smith (alias Lloyd Thomas).
'Family Treat' is the only surviving episode.