Spencer Jones
Comedy Playhouse (1961)
Season 4
Comedy Playhouse is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes later graduated to their own series, including Steptoe and Son, Till Death Us Do Part, All Gas and Gaiters, The Liver Birds, Are You Being Served? and Last of the Summer Wine, which is the world's longest running sitcom, having run from January 1973 to August 2010.
Released Dec. 15, 1961
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.anthology, imdb.comedic-anthology, imdb.humor, imdb.partially-lost-tv-series, imdb.anthology, imdb.parody-comedy
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S4E1 - Barnaby Spoot And The Exploding Whoopee Cushion
Barnaby Spoot, the lowly assistant in a novelty shop managed by short-tempered Mr Bostock, is determined to make his mark in the novelty trade by inventing new gags. Unfortunately, his latest device is typical: a talking cheese (the Chatty Cheddar) that no one wants. So Spoot decides to wreak revenge on the conglomerate that controls the shop by assassinating the entire board of directors with....
May 28, 1965, midnight
S4E2 - Mother Came Too
Arthur Pratt struggles to break away from his domineering mother.
June 4, 1965, midnight
S4E3 - Here I Come Whoever I Am
32-year-old Ambrose Twombly yearns to fall in love.
June 11, 1965, midnight
S4E4 - Happy Family
Problems of Ted coping with a wife and four daughters.
June 18, 1965, midnight
S4E5 - Memoirs Of A Chaise Longue
Stories of various couples who have 'used' a chaise longue through the years.
July 2, 1965, midnight
S4E6 - Murray And Me
Murray tries to learn ""The Knowledge' (all the streets in London) in order to qualify as a taxi driver.
July 8, 1965, midnight
S4E7 - Hudd
A solo vehicle for comedian Roy Hudd, later developed into a six-episode series, with no continuing characters or situations.
July 15, 1965, midnight
S4E8 - Till Death Us Do Part
Working class bigot Alf fights with his more liberal daughter and son-in-law on every conceivable issue.
July 22, 1965, midnight
S4E9 - The Time And Motion Man
Time and Motion man Kingsley Binns lets his job spill over into his private life.
July 29, 1965, midnight
S4E10 - Sam The Samaritan
Exploits of three sailors on leave in 1910.
Aug. 5, 1965, midnight
S4E11 - The Vital Spark
Misadventures of Captain Para Handy and his hapless crew aboard ""The Vital Spark.""
Aug. 12, 1965, midnight
S4E12 - Betsy Mae
A twleve-year-old schoolboy has written a winning essay on the works of children's author Betsy Mae Meadows. His prize is a visit to her home—and naturally she detests actual children.
Aug. 19, 1965, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Dec. 15, 1961
Last Air Date: Sept. 15, 2017, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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