All posts in 1970′s ITV Comedy

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Carry On Christmas – 1972

Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing) Hard to believe but this show is fifty years old this year.  The third Carry On Christmas Special and often considered the weakest of the four.  Production was not without it’s problems, one …

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Mixed Blessings – 1978

One of those forgotten 70's gems from the London Weekend Stable, probably not so much forgotten, as brushed under the carpet as it dealt with mixed race marriages. Written

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Pardon My Genie – 1972

Pardon My Genie was a 1970s children's comedy series from the man that went on to create that other childrens' comedy classic Rentaghost.  Although aimed at a younger

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Bless Me Father 1978 – 1981

Made by London Weekend Television for ITV Bless Me Father ran for 3 series totalling 21 episodes, between 1978 and 1981.  The series is set in 1950’s and

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Candid Camera

Smile You're On Candid Camera

Candid Camera was adapted from the original American TV series of the same name that had started life on American radio in 1947 as

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Nearest And Dearest – 1968

Another ITV classic that never makes the repeat radar. Nearest and Dearest was an ITV sitcom produced by Granada Television, that ran for seven series with a total of

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Celebrity Squares – 1975

Bob Monkhouse Hosts A Game Of Celebrity Noughts And Crosses

It was prime time Saturday night viewing at it's peak as one of Britain's best loved comics (Bob Monkhouse)

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Only When I Laugh

The hit Sitcom made for ITV by Yorkshire Television, set in an NHS Hospital Men's Surgical Ward.  It ran for 29 episodes over 4 series. Summary The plot revolves around

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Not On Your Nellie – 1974

When I was a young child growing up Not On Your Nellie was a popular saying, it was years later that I realised it was also the the

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Eric Sykes – The Specials

One of Britain's best loved comedy genius' Eric Sykes will be perhaps best remembered for his classic comedies Sykes And A and Sykes (both of which we've covered). 

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