Les Dawson Has Something To Say…..
Sez Les, 1969 - 1976
Sez Les was the TV show that firmly established Les Dawson’s reputation, running for over seven years (11 series and 68 episodes) and bringing his humour to a wider viewing public.
Sum...
Hancock Switches Sides…..
Tony Hancock the ATV series, 1963
There are a surprising number of sitcoms either starring or written by well known names that perhaps could be classed as.....but not as you know them. This ITV series is a pe...
Dear Mother…. Love Albert
Dear Mother.....Love Albert 1969 - 1972
Proving he is more than just a likely lad Rodney Bewes stars in: Dear Mother...Love Albert later retitled Albert! . A successful British sitcom created by Rodney Bewes,...
In Tribute To Richard Gordon, 1921 – 2017
This Post Is In Tribute To Author: Richard Gordon, Who Died 11th August 2017
Doctor On The Box - 1969 - 1977
Doctor On The Box is the generic title given by Network DVD (who released a box set of the same nam...
Father Dear Father
Father Dear Father, 1968 - 1973
Produced by Thames Television for ITV Father Dear Father ran for 7 series over 5 years totaling 45 episodes and was a regular ratings winner for ITV.
Summary
Patrick Cargi...
Bootsie And Snudge
Bootsie And Snudge, 1960 and 1974
Bootsie and Snudge was the spin off comedy series of The Army Game, written, in the early days, by Barry Took and Marty Feldman, later writers were: John Antrobus, Jack Rosent...
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
The Complete and Utter History of Britain, 1969
The Complete and Utter History of Britain. Some people saw this, almost forgotten, show as a forerunner to Monty Python. It was created and written by Michael ...
At Last the 1948 Show
At Last the 1948 Show - 1967
When people talk of comedy greats there is someone who often gets overlooked. That someone is Marty Feldman.
At Last The 1948 show was his first TV outing, although he had some...
Arthur Lowe Joins The Clergy…
Bless Me Father, 1978
Bless Me Father marked something of a departure for Arthur Lowe taking him away from the middle class ‘bank manager’ type roles that he had become associated with and placing him in charg...
Galton and Simpson Make A Stop Off At ITV
The Galton And Simpson Comedy, 1969
In a 2014 interview writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson told us how in the early days of their career "We wrote a letter to the big comedy writers of the time, Frank Muir an...