Marriage Lines Season 4 Episode 1 What's In A Name ( Air Date 1965-08-22 ) Genre Comedy category. Overview "Marriage Lines is a British television sitcom first broadcast from 1961 to 1966 which was made in black-and-white. The series gave Richard Briers and Prunella Scales, its lead stars, a significant boost in their careers. At first titled The Marriage Lines, the programme was written by Richard Waring, and was later adapted for radio.".