<Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Mono </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> 28 July 1977 (1977 - 07 - 28) (pilot) 28 February 1978 (1978 - 02 - 28)--15 February 1981 (1981 - 02 - 15) </Td> </Tr> <P> A Sharp Intake of Breath is a British sitcom starring David Jason, Jacqueline Clarke, Richard Wilson and Alun Armstrong which ran from 1977 to 1981 . It was made for the ITV network by ATV and recorded at their Elstree Studios . The opening titles featured cartoons by Mel Calman . </P> <P> Jason played an everyman character called Peter Barnes and Jacqueline Clarke played his wife Sheila . Wilson and Armstrong played a range of petty officials and bureaucrats whose actions frustrated Barnes' attempts to deal with the necessities of everyday life . The title A Sharp Intake of Breath refers to the reactions of various characters to seemingly simple requests by Peter, generally followed by a denial . The show made use of the fourth wall plot device . </P>

When was a sharp intake of breath made