. ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁" com fort able , ▁secure , ▁moder ately ▁pr iced ▁and ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁best ▁single ▁h ull ▁y ach ts ", ▁became ▁popular ▁and ▁won ▁all ▁the ▁local ▁races . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁multi h ull s ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Cat amar ans <0x0A> </s> ▁Take ▁a ▁Let ter , ▁Mr . ▁Jones ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁sit com ▁st arring ▁John ▁In man ▁and ▁R ula ▁L enska ▁that ▁a ired ▁for ▁ ▁a ▁single ▁series ▁of ▁six ▁episodes ▁produced ▁by ▁Southern ▁Television ▁for ▁the ▁I TV ▁network ▁from ▁ 5 ▁September ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Ron ald ▁Ch es ney ▁and ▁Ron ald ▁Wol fe . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Graham ▁Jones ▁( John ▁In man ) ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁personal ▁secretary ▁to ▁female ▁executive ▁Joan ▁Warner ▁( R ula ▁L enska ), ▁within ▁a ▁London - based ▁mult in ational ▁corpor ation ▁called ▁ 8 - Star . ▁Although ▁he ▁ab ly ▁ass ists ▁her ▁in ▁their ▁busy ▁office , ▁Graham ▁often ▁helps ▁Joan ▁with ▁her ▁equally ▁hect ic ▁domestic ▁arrang ements ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁single ▁mother ▁to ▁seven - year - old ▁daughter , ▁Lucy . ▁Mi ri am ▁Marg ol yes ▁plays ▁Joan ' s ▁exc itable ▁Italian ▁house keeper , ▁Maria . ▁ ▁Context ▁and ▁after life ▁John ▁In man ▁star red ▁in ▁Take ▁a ▁Let ter , ▁Mr . ▁Jones ▁between ▁seasons ▁of