Ben Travers
Director
Ben Travers Farces (1970)
Season 1
Ben Travers' Farces is a British comedy television series which originally aired on BBC 1. It ran for a single series of seven episodes between 19 September and 31 October 1970. Each was a stand-alone adaptation of a farce by Ben Travers. The first six episodes were adaptations of Aldwych Farces beginning with Rookery Nook while the seventh She Follows Me About was based on his wartime play of the same title.
Released Sept. 19, 1970
Episode 60 min
None+
S1E1 - Rookery Nook
A young woman, dressed in pyjamas, seeks refuge from her bullying stepfather at a country house in the middle of the night.
Sept. 19, 1970, midnight
S1E2 - A Cuckoo in the Nest
A man and a woman, who are each married to other people. While travelling together, they are obliged by circumstances to share a hotel bedroom. Everyone else assumes the worst, but the two travellers are able to prove their innocence.
Sept. 26, 1970, midnight
S1E3 - Turkey Time
Set at Christmas, it centers around a Christmas holiday at the Stoatt household where two guests become entangled with a stranded performer
Oct. 3, 1970, midnight
S1E4 - A Cup of Kindness
The son and daughter of two feuding families announce their upcoming marriage, to widespread uproar.
Oct. 10, 1970, midnight
S1E5 - Plunder
Two friends commit a jewel robbery, for arguably honourable reasons, with fatal results.
Oct. 17, 1970, midnight
S1E6 - Dirty Work
The maladroit but ultimately successful efforts of a shop-walker to outwit a gang of jewel thieves.
Oct. 24, 1970, midnight
S1E7 - She Follows Me About
A harassed vicar has to cope with some mischievous girls and a bishop who is not all he seems.
Oct. 31, 1970, midnight
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 420 min.
Released: Sept. 19, 1970
Last Air Date: Oct. 31, 1970, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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