The first series accented variety, with international guests; the
second and third series had greater emphasis on stand-up comedy; the
fourth featured domestic routines (with
Diane Hart as Ted Ray's wife and
Kenneth Connor
as "that interfering brother-in-law"); the fifth and six—with new
writers—concentrated on sketch comedy and were branded 'New Edition' and
'1959 Edition' to underline the difference.
Cast
Crew
- Sid Colin – Writer (series 1–4)
- Talbot Rothwell – Writer (series 1–4)
- George Wadmore – Writer (series 1–4)
- John Junkin – Writer (series 5 & 6 and special)
- Terry Nation – Writer (series 5 & 6 and special)
- Dave Freeman – Additional Material (3 shows)
- George Inns – Producer (series 1–5)
- Bill Ward – Producer (2 shows)
- Ernest Maxin – Producer (1 show)
- Barry Lupino – Producer (1 show)
Transmission details
- Number of episodes: 29 Length: 28 x 60 mins • 1 x short special
- Series One (4) 21 May – 13 Aug 1955 • monthly Saturday mostly 9.15pm
- Series Two (4) 28 Apr – 21 July 1956 • monthly Saturday mostly 9.15pm
- Series Three (8) 19 Jan – 3 Aug 1957 • monthly Saturday mostly 8pm
- Series Four (5) 25 Jan – 10 May 1958 • monthly Saturday 8pm
- Series Five (3) 27 Sep – 22 Nov 1958 • monthly Saturday 8pm
- Short special • part of Christmas Night with the Stars 25 Dec 1958 • Thu 6.25pm
- Series Six (4) 31 Jan – 2 May 1959 • monthly Saturday mostly 7.30pm
Filmography
References
Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 137.
External links
Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 371. ISBN 1-84854-195-3.
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