Eric Sykes – The Specials
Eric Sykes - The ITV 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.There were also a number of one offs, i...
Rhubarb And More Rhubarb
Rhubarb The Film, 1969 and Rhubarb, Rhubarb, TV, 1980
Like 'The Plank' before it Rhubarb was an Eric Sykes short film that had a Television remake of a similar name.The original Rhubarb went on general rel...
Leonard Rossiter’s Last Work – Tripper’s Day
Tripper's Day - 1984
Viewed by some as a classic today, but not critically acclaimed at the time, Tripper's Day is largely remembered as Leonard Rossiter's last work. Sadly the actor died between the broadcas...
It Could Still Be A Big Night If You…….
Play Your Cards Right, 1980
Another game show classic from the longest serving British Entertainer, Bruce Forsyth. What's more it came back for three bites of the cherry and was successful on each occcasion.
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Morecambe And Wise, Night Train To Murder
Morecambe And Wise, Night Train To Murder, 1984
And this is where the story ends. Night Train To Murder was the last work that Eric and Ernie worked on together before Eric's sad death in 1984.The move ba...
The Norman Conquests
The Norman Conquests, 1977
No it's not a history lesson, wrong year any way. The Norman Conquests was a trilogy of plays written in 1973.The plays each had their own title: Table Manners, Living Together ...
You Must Be Joking!
You Must Be Joking,1975
A 1973 Magpie film entitled "Kids About Town" looked at London’s streets and markets through the eyes of children attending Islington’s Anna Scher Children’s Theatre.The film caught...
Anyone For Dennis?
Anyone For Dennis? 1982
Anyone For Dennis? was a one off TV version of the hit West End stage play of the same name. Based on the hilarious 'Dear Bill' letters for satirical magazine: Private Eye.Starring...
From Newspapers To Television – Andy Capp
Andy Capp - 1988
Andy Capp was the famous cartoon creation of Reg Smythe that appeared in the Daily Mirror (and still does). James Bolam brought the character to life in a one off series for ITV in 1988.W...
And Mother Makes Five, 1974
The follow up series to And Mother Makes Three, picked up where the original left off, again broadcast on ITV for four series totaling twenty six episodes, between 1974 and 1976.It had the same writing team...