My understanding of 70s British TV and sexism:
No women vets on All Creatures Great and Small - no women farmers either. But to be fair it depicted the 1930s
No women in the Goodies or Python (Carol Cleveland not a full member) AND they played the women parts themselves (although it was the best ever)
Felicity Kendal, despite being a studied actress who went on to work with Tom Stoppard, could not have become beloved without being cute as a goddamn button
Mrs Slocumbe not really a sympathetic character. Although to be fair she does run a department
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