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FAMILY MISFORTUNES ITV1
/ 2x30m / 2000, 2001 FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE BBC2-ITV-Avalon / x30m-e / 1994-96 and 1998 Producer: Andy Jacobs Comedy
football series hosted by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel in a studio made to
look like the flat they shared at the time in real life. A group of celebrity
managers picked their fantasy teams and the show followed their progress
throughout the season (with each celeb making three or four appearances each
season). Skinner and Baddiel also performed sketches recreating classic
footballing moments in a segment called Phoenix from the Flames. Angus Loughran
aka Statton was also on hand to provide analysis of the weeks football.
The list of managers to appear on the show were Series 1 Basil Brush,
John Motson, Andrew
FASCINATING AIDA BBC2 / 1x40m-e / 1988 28 April - Thursday 10.10pm Writers: Dillie Keane, Adele Anderson / Producer: Tony Stakeacre / Director: Keith Cheetham One off special for the cabaret act of the title. The trio were Dillie Keane, Adele Anderson and Denise Wharmby.
FAST AND LOOSE BBC / 5x45m-e 5x30m-e / 1954-55 1 special and 2 seasons black and white Writers: Bob Monkhouse, Denis Goodwin / Producers: Kenneth Carter, Brian Tesler This early live sketch based series starred the then double act of Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin, who as well as writing this show for themselves were also writing for many other acts around this time.
Creators/Producers: Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson / Executive Producer: Geoffrey Perkins Very popular sketch series filled with memorable characters and catchphrases ('Suit You Sir' , 'Bugger' and 'Scorchio' are just a few of the many catchphrases. Classic characters included Unlucky Alf, Rowley Birkin QC, Ted and Ralph, Monkfish, Chip Cobb the Deaf Stuntman, Swiss Toni and many many more. The cast was headed by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson (who had come to prominence working with Harry Enfield on his sketch shows) and also included John Thomson, Mark Williams, Arabella Weir, Simon Day and Caroline Aherne. The show is known as Brilliant in the USA. There was a Fast Show theme night broadcast on BBC2 11 September 1999 Saturday 9.00pm / This lasted two hours and consisted of three shows (the first ever Fast Show episode, a documentary called Suit Your Sir! The Inside Leg of the Fast Show and a compilation of previously unseen clips called You Ain't Seen These, Right). A 90 minute special was also broadcast 1 January 2002 at 9.00pm called I Love the 100 Best Top 10 Lists of the Fast Show. SPECIAL:- THE LAST FAST SHOW EVER (BBC2 / 3x40m-e / 2000 26 - 28 December ) This was a 3 part special featuring all the regular characters and a special appearance by Hollywood actor Johnny Depp (apparently a big fan of the show in real life).
Marty FELDMAN (1933 - 82) The bug eyed comic was also a prolific writer (often with Barry Took) whose credits included The Army Game, Bootsie and Snudge, Round the Horne (for radio), The Frost Report, At Last the 1948 show (in which he also appeared) from these he later graduated to his own series and then movies. His starring TV shows (all in off the wall sketch show vein) include. 1. IT'S MARTY BBC2 12 x30m-e 1968-69 / 2. MARTY AMOK BBC1 1x45m-e 1970 / 3. MARTY ABROAD BBC2 1x40m-e 1971 / 4. THE MARTY FELDMAN COMEDY MACHINE ATV 14x60m-e 1971-72 (1 season) / 5. MARTY BACK TOGETHER AGAIN BBC1 4x30m-e 1974
FELIX DEXTER ON TV BBC2 (Comic Asides) / 1x30m-e / 1995 8 September - Friday 9.30pm Writer: Felix Dexter / Script Editors: Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson / Executive Producer: Bill Wilson / Producer: Janice Thomas / Director: Chris Bould A mixture of sketch and stand up for the leading black comic. Also featured were Phil Cornwell, Brian Bovell, Adrian Lester, Pip Torrens, Wilbert Johnson and Eileen Dunwoody.
THE FERGUSON THEORY BBC2 / 5x30m-e / 1994 21 January - 25 February Fridays 11.45pm Executive Producer: Colin Gilbert / Producers: Caroline Roberts, Philip Differ Stand up comedy (with some sketches) that saw Scottish comedian Craig Ferguson letting off steam about the things that annoyed him.
FESTIVAL OF FUN Channel Five-Paramount / x30m-e / 1997- Highlights of the annual Montreal festival of comedy. Previous shows appeared on Channel Four under the title Just For Laughs.
FIRST AIDS ITV / 1x90m-e / 1987 27 February - Friday 7.30pm Executive Producer: David Cox / Producer: Michael Attwell / Director: Tony Orsten A special advocating safe sex (at a time when AIDS was never out of the headlines). With Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Rik Mayall, Helen Lederer, Hale and Pace and the team behind Spitting Image.
1st EXPOSURE London Weekend Television / 14x30m-e 1x40m-e 1x60m-e / 1988-89 Executive Producer: Marcus Plantin / Producer: Juliet Blake, Trevor Hopkins Stand up from up and coming faces. Hosted by Arthur Smith and featuring appearances from Eddie Izzard, Steve Coogan, David Baddiel, Jack Dee and Jim Tavare.
FIST OF FUN BBC2 / 12x30m-e / 1995-96 Writers: Stewart Lee, Richard Herring / Producer: Sarah Smith Sketch heavy series starring the often surreal talents of Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. See also This Morning With Richard Not Judy.
FIVE ALIVE TVS / 14x30m-e 1x45m-e / 1986-88 2 seasons plus one special Executive Producer: John Kaye Cooper / Producer: Alan Nixon Sketch series featuring up and coming talents including Brian Conley, Andrew Secombe (Harry's son), Doon Mackichan, Peter Piper, Phil Nice (season 2) and Joanna Brookes.
THE FIVE FOOT NINE SHOW BBC / 1x50m-e / 1964 31 January Friday 9.25pm black and white Writer: Dave Freeman / Producer: Barry Lupino One off sketch special staring Roy Kinnear, Lance Percival, Tsai Chin and Gordon Peters.
THE FIVE PENNY PIECE SHOW BBC2 / 4x30m-e / 1979 4 - 25 May Fridays 9.00pm Producer: Barry Bevins Sketch, music and stand up material from Folk Group Five Penny Piece.
FLANDERS AND SWANN Musical comedy double act; Michael Flanders (who was in a wheelchair) and Donald Swann (who played Piano). Both sang and Michael also performed monologues. The pair were very popular and three times had their revues produced for TV. 1. AT THE DROP OF A HAT BBC-Talent-Paramount 1x50m-e 1962 21 June Thursday 7.55pm / 2. AT THE DROP OF ANOTHER HAT Rediffusion 1968 1x60m-e 30 April Tuesday 8.00pm / 3. AT THE DROP OF ANOTHER HAT BBC 1970 1x45m-e 27 december Sunday 10.55pm
FLAT EARTH Granada / 1x40m-e / 1971 14 April Wednesday 10.30pm Producer: Andrew Mayer / Director: John Birt Fast paced sketch show with Marty Cruickshank, Timothy Davies, Dave Hill, John Gorman and Paul McDowell.
A FLIGHT OF FANCY BBC / 1x30m-e / 1952 16 July Wednesday 8.45pm black and white Creator: Alvin Rakoff / Producer: Dicky Leeman This early sketch show featured Jimmy Young, Jerry Desmonde and Victor Platt.
FOCUS NORTH Channel 4-Smile Orange / 16x30m-e / 1999-2000 A spoof show purporting to be a regional news round up. 'Presented' by Tom Whitelamb and Shona Lincoln.
FOLLIES OF THE WISE BBC1 / 1x35m-e / 1972 3 January - Monday 11.15pm Creator: R.G. Payne / Writers: Sandy Brown, Martin Pawley / Director: Jim Franklin This comedy documentary saw Spike Milligan taking a wry look at various archeological Follies.
A FOGGY OUTLOOK London Weekend Television / 1x30m-e / 1982 26 June - Saturday 8.10pm Producer/Director: John Kaye Cooper One off special for Stand Up comedian Foggwell Flax who won TV talent contest Search For A Star in 1980.
FORTY YEARS OF FREDDIE STARR ITV / 1x60m-e / 1999 18 September - Saturday 8.55pm Producer: Paul Lewis / Director: Ian Hamilton A celebration of Freddie Starr's career with Starr himself looking back on clips of his career in company with John Suchet.
40 YEARS OF ITV LAUGHTER LWT / 3x60m-e / 1995 23 September then 4 and 18 November Comedy. Comedy clips from the ITV archive presented by Denis Norden.
FRANKIE AND BRUCE ABC-Thames / 2x90m-e 1x60m-e / 1966-67 and 1975 Executive Producer: Philip Jones Three specials pairing Frankie Howerd and Bruce Forsyth. The dates were 1. ABC 24 December 1966 Saturday 9.40pm 1x90m-e / 2. ABC 23 December 1967 Saturday 9.35pm 1x90m-e / 3. Thames 3 September 1975 Wednesday 8.00pm 1x60m-e
FRANKIE HOWERD BBC / 2x30m-e / 1956 11 October and 3 December Writers: Johnny Speight, Dick Barry / Producer: George Inns Two specials starring the great Titter-Ye-Not merchant, star guests were Shani Wallis (Show 1) and Joan Sims (show 2).
FRANKIE HOWERD BBC1 / 12x25/30m-e / 1964-66 Season One: 11 December 64 - 15 January 65 Season Two: 22 February - 29 March 66 Writers: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson / Producer: Duncan Wood A return to series comedy for Frankie with a mixture of stand up and sketches.
FRANKIE HOWERD AT THE POCO A POCO Thames / 1x60m-e / 1969 7 May Wednesday 8.00pm Writers: Sid Green, Dick Hills / Director: William G. Stewart Frankie Howerd recorded in concert at the club of the title which was in Cheshire.
FRANKIE HOWERD IN CONCERT Yorkshire / 1x60m-e / 1974 18 September Wednesday 8.00pm Writers: Johnny Speight, Barry Cryer / Producer: Duncan Wood / Director: Vernon Lawrence The title says it all really with Frankie performing the act that he seldom deviated from with the facial expressions, the thrusting hands on hips posing and the catchphrases well to the fore.
FRANKIE HOWERD IN ULSTER BBC1 / 1x45m-e / 1973 14 March Wednesday 9.25pm Writers: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Johnny Speight, Talbot Rothwell, Chris Allen, Ray Tuvey and Maurice Sellar / Producer: Terry Hughes A recording of one of Howerd's regular tours of military bases - this one in Ulster.
FRANKIE HOWERD MEETS THE BEE GEES Thames / 1x65m-e / 1968 20 August Tuesday 8.55pm Writers: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson / Producer: John Robins One off special pairing Frankie Howerd with the Brothers Gibb. This show went out without any prior notice appearing instead of a scheduled Jack Benny show. Also appearing were June Whitfield, Valentine Dyall, Arthur Mullard and Julie Drsicoll.
FRANKIE HOWERD ON CAMPUS London Weekend Television / 1x60m-e / 1990 24 November Saturday 10.10pm Producer: Paul Lewis / Director: Ian Hamilton Stand up performance from Frankie Howerd as he made an appearance at Oxford University.
FRANKIE HOWERD REVEALS ALL Yorkshire / 1x60m-e / 1980 10 December Wednesday 8.00pm Writers: John Bartlett, Mike Goddard, Laurie Rowley / Producer/Director: Alan Tarrant A one off special in which Frankie Howerd examined the subject of class. With Sheila Steafal, Henry McGee and Kenneth Connor
FRANKIE HOWERD'S HOUR Thames / 2x60m-e / 1971 2 September and 29 September Wednesday 8.00pm Writers: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson / Producer/Director: Peter Frazer-Jones A pair of sketch based specials for Howerd.
THE FRANKIE HOWERD SHOW BBC / 1x45m-e / 1953 10 September Thursday 9.05pm black and white Writers: Eric Sykes, Spike Milligan / Producer: Kenneth Carter A special Frankie Howerd show broadcast live from Earl's Court.
THE FRANKIE HOWERD SHOW ATV / 1x60m-e / 1958 17 August Sunday 8.30pm Producer: Kenneth Carter / Executive Producer: Bernard Delfont Hour long special that also featured Margaret Rutherford, Sabrina, Joyce Shock and Michael Denison.
THE FRANKIE HOWERD SHOW Thames / 1x50m-e / 1968 25 September - Wednesday 9.10pm Writers: Sid Green, Dick Hills / Producer: Peter Frazer-Jones One off special for Howerd, featuring the usual mixture of sketch and stand up.
THE FRANKIE HOWERD SHOW ATV / 6x45m-e / 1969 9 August - 13 September Saturdays 6.15pm Writers: Sid Green, Dick Hills / Producer: Sid Green / Director: Milo Lewis This sketch and stand up series was written for Howerd by Morecambe and Wises' regular 1960's collaborators Green and Hills.
FRANKIE HOWERD'S KOREAN PARTY BBC / 1x45m-e / 1952 9 December - Tuesday 8.15pm Writer: Eric Sykes / Producer: Kenneth Carter Excerpts from a concert from the Nuffield centre that Howerd gave to entertain the troops.
FRANKIE'S ON... Central / 4x30m-e / 1992 21 June - 12 July Sunday 10.00pm Producer: Trevor McCallum / Director: Dennis Liddington Fouyr stand up shows from Frankie Howerd, each show took place in a different location, hence the titles 1. Frankie's On Board (The Ark Royal) / 2. Frankie's on the Coal (A Coal Mining Community) / 3. Frankie's On Fire (A Fire station) / 4. Frankie's On Call (Medical Centre).
FRANKIE HOWERD STRIKES AGAIN Yorkshire / 6x30m-e / 1981 1 September - 6 October Tuesdays 9.30pm Executive Producer: Alan Tarrant Sketch and stand up show starring Howerd but with a weekly appearance from Neil Innes (who performed a comic song) and Henry McGee.
FRANKIE HOWERD: THE LAUGHING STOCK OF TELEVISION Thames / 1x60m-e / 1971 14 April - Wednesday 8.00pm Writers: Marty Feldman and Barry Took, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Talbot Rothwell / Producer/Director: John Robins One off special with Howerd taking the mickey out of various TV shows. Also with Patricia Hayes, Peter Copley and Hattie Jacques.
FRANKIE HOWERD'S TITTERTIME Thames / 1x60m-e / 1975 1 October - Wednesday 8.00pm Writers: Barry Cryer, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson / Producer/Director: Peter Frazer-Jones One off sketch special for Howerd.
FREDDIE STARR Central / 2x60m-e 5x30m-e / 1993-94 Producer/Director: Dennis Kirkland Typically anarchic Starr sketch vehicle, guest stars included Frank Bruno, Karl Howman, Paul Shane, Stanley Unwin, Adam Faith and Gerry Marsden. Dates were:- Special 1: 31 May 1993 Monday 8.00pm / Special 2: 22 September 1993 Wednesday 8.00pm / Season: 9 May - 29 July 1994 Mon/Friday 8.30pm
FREDDIE STARR AT THE ROYALTY Thames / 1x45m-e / 1984 31 December Monday 8.00pm Producer/Director: Keith Beckett A special starring Freddie Starr and recorded at The Royalty Theatre, London (a theatre actually owned by Thames).
THE FREDDIE STARR COMEDY EXPRESS Thames / 1x60m-e / 1985 31 December Tuesdays 8.00pm Writers: Sid Green, Eric Merriman, Keith Leonard, Len Marten, Freddie Starr / Producer/Director: Keith Beckett A one off New Years Eve special, appearing with Starr were Frank Bruno, Burt Kwouk, Tim Barrett, Vee Brooks, Anna Dawson, Susan Tagg, Glynn Edwards, Frank Coda and Jane West.
THE FREDDIE STARR EXPERIENCE London Weekend Television / 1x60m-e / 1978 10 Septmber - Sunday 8.15pm Directors: Maurice Murphy, David MacClean A variety special starring the highly unpredictable Starr.
FREDDIE STARR ON THE ROAD Thames / 1x80m-e / 1981 28 December - Monday 10.15pm Producer/Director: Frank Cvitanovich This special followed Starr, in stand up mode, as he toured the UK.
THE FREDDIE STARR SHOW BBC / 2x45m-e / 1976 18 February and 31 December Writers: Freddie Starr, Bryan Blackburn / Producer: Terry Hughes Two specials (mixing stand up and sketch) starring the madcap Starr. Dates were:- 1. BBC2 18 February Wednesday 9.00pm / 2. BBC1 31 December Friday 7.55pm
THE FREDDIE STARR SHOW Carlton-Central / 1x60m-e 6x30m-e / 1996-97 1 special and 1 season Executive Producer: Richard Holloway / Producers: Paula Burdon (special), David G. Hillier (season) Sketch based series headlined by the unpredictable Starr , there were regular appearances by Derek Deadman. Dates were:- Season: 18 July - 5 September 1996 Special: 29 December 1997
THE FREDDIE STARR SHOWCASE BBC1 / 8x30m-e / 1983 5 July - 23 August A talent show hosted by Freddie Starr and recorded at the Harrogate Centre in Yorkshire.
FREDDIE STARR'S VARIETY MADHOUSE London Weekend Television / 6x45m-e / 1979 27 October - 1 December Saturdays 8.15pm Executive Producer: David Bell / Producer: Ken O'Neill Sketch series headlined by Starr but also co-starring Russ Abbot, Bella Emberg, Norman Collier, Toni Palmer and Mike Newman. Interestingly when Starr decided not to make another season of the show Russ Abbot graduated to star billing and the title changed to Russ Abbot's Madhouse.
THE FRED EMNEY SHOW BBC / 4x30m-e / 1957 7 February - 21 March Thursdays 8.00pm shown fortnightly black and white Writer: Fred Emney / Producer: Barry Lupino Sketch series starring and written by large character comedian Fred Emney.
FREE AND EASY BBC / 1x30m-e / 1953 9 October Friday 8.45pm black and white Writers: Richard Murdoch, Kenneth Horne / Producer: Kenneth Carter One off special starring popular radio stars Kenneth Horne and Richard Murdoch.
FREE AND EASY Associated Rediffusion / 2x30m-e / 1958 7-14 July Mondays 9.30pm black and white Writers: Dick Sharples, Gerald Kelsey A pair of showcases for singer/comedian Dikie Valentine and also featuring Joan Hewer and Tony Bateman.
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS BBC / x30m-e / 1987-1996 and 2004 Writers: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders / Producers: Jon Plowman, Geoff Posner Sketch series with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. The pair had graduated to their own vehicle after appearing in the Comic Strip and Sitcoms (Girls on Top, Happy Families etc) before this series gave them full rein to develop some memorable characters. In the early years (until 1993) comedy music act Raw Sex (aka Rowland Rivron and Simon Brint) also appeared on a regular basis. FRENCH AND SAUNDERS’S CHRISTMAS PUDDING (BBC1 1x40minutes) was broadcast on 25 December 2002. On 15 October 2004 a new six part series was shown which apart from the occasional special was the duo's first new series since 1996.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE Channel 4-London Weekend Television / 10x75m-e 1x60m-e / 1988 19 February - 29 April Fridays 10.30pm Producers: Geoffrey Perkins, Geoff Posner / Director: Ian Hamilton Equally popular sequel to Saturday Night Live hosted by Ben Elton with regular appearances from Harry Enfield (who introduced his phenomenally popular character Loadsamoney on this show). Other regulars were Bob Mills, Josie Lawrence, Jo Brand (her TV debut), Julian Clary, Hugh Laurie, Lee Evans and Dame Edna Everage.
FRIDAY NIGHT WITH... Associated-Rediffusion / 8x30m-e / 1956-57 Three short run series of specials with each series featuring a different lead. 1. TERRY-THOMAS 3 Episodes 10 August - 7 September 1956 Friday 8.30pm / 2. THE CRAZY GANG 3 Episodes 21 September -19 October 1956 Friday 8.30pm / 3. TOMMY TRINDER 2 Episodes 2 November 1956 and 4 January 1957 Fridays 8.30pm
FRIDAY THE 13th BBC / 1x30m-e / 1957 13 December - Friday 7.30pm black and white Writers: John Junkin, Terry Nation / Producer: George Innes Sketch show that saw Ted Ray taking a look at superstitions.
THE FROST REPORT BBC1 / 26x25m-e 1x35m-e 1x40m-e / 1966-67 2 Seasons plus 2 specials Producer: James Gilbert Sketch based series hosted by David Frost and broadcast live. Each episode looked at a different topic including the famous 'class' sketch written by Marty Feldman and John Law (John Cleese, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Barker stand in line with Upper-class Cleese looking down on Middle class Barker and working class Corbett, Barker looking up to Cleese and down on Corbett and Corbett remarking "I know my place". Writers included the already mentioned Feldman and Law and Michael Palin and Terry Jones, John Cleese and Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, Frank Muir and Denis Norden, David Nobbs and Peter Tinniswood. The cast featured David Frost (as link man), John Cleese, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, Sheila Steafal and Nicky Henson.
FROST'S WEEKLY BBC2 / 7x45m-e / 1973-74 14 December 73 - 25 January 74 Fridays 8.15pm Writer: Eddie Braben / Producer: Michael Hurll A magazine styled sketch show hosted by David Frost. Also appearing were Julia McKenzie, Graham Stark, Bill Pertwee, Roger Kitter, Alison Steadman, David Casey and Henry Wolf.
FUNDAMENTAL FROLICS BBC2 / 1x75m-e / 1981 31 July - Friday 9.00pm Producer: Rick Gardner A concert from the Apollo Theatre in London in aid of the charity MENCAP, on the bill were Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Chris Langham, Rik Mayall, Neil Innes and Alexei Sayle
THE FUNNY FARM Scottish / 36x30m-e / 1990-93 Four seasons plus one special Producers: Paul O'Dell, Kevin Kinnie, Haldane Duncan Stand up series written by and starring the Scottish comedians Stu Who, Fred MacAuley and Bruce Morton.
THE FUNNY SIDE Thames / 6x30m-e / 1985 10 July - 14 August Wednesdays 8.30pm Writers: Eddie Braben, Sid Green and Dick Hills, Andrew Marshall and David Renwick / Producer/Director: Mark Stuart Sketch series that was mostly written by Morecambe and Wise's regular scribe Eddie Brabven. The cast featured Derek Waring, Derek Griffiths, Aiden J. Harvey, Debbie Arnold, Tony Barton and Cherry Gillespie.
FUNNY THING THIS WIRELESS! BBC / 1x60m-e / 1947 15 November Saturday 8.30pm Writers: Ronald Jeans, Henrick Eger, Ronnie Hill, Peter Dion Titheradge / Producer: Eric Fawcett A sketch show made to commemorate 25 years of radio, with Claude Hulbert, Clive Dunn, Doris Hare, Vera Lynn, Frank Muir, Carroll Gibbons and Joan Mundy.
GAGGIN' FOR IT Channel Five / x30m-e / 1999 Stand up comedy sketch show with unknown acts performing for a studio audience. Host was Boothby Graffoe.
GALA OPENING BBC / 1x60m-e / 1959 7 March Saturday 7.30pm black and white Writers/Directors: Eric Sykes / Producer: Ernest Maxin A sketch special that purported to come from 'The Floral Hall, Grapplewick'. Eric Sykes starred along with his soon to be sitcom partner Hattie Jacques, Stanley Unwin also appeared.
THE GANG SHOW GALA BBC1 / 1x40m-e / 1970 24 December Thursday 8.20pm Writers: John Antrobus, Eddie Braben / Producer: Michael Hurll / Executive Producer: Ralph Reader The 30th annual reunion of the RAF gang show run by Ralph Reader. Peter Sellers, Dick Emery, Cardew Robinson, David Lodge and Graham Stark all appeared.
GAS Channel 4-Salt Island / x30m-e / 1997-98 Producer: Sandie Kirk A stand up series giving slots to up and coming comics.
GAYLE'S WORLD Carlton / 7x30m-e / 1996-97 Pilot: 11 June 1996 / Season: 18 June - 23 July 1997 Writers: Brenda Gilhooly, Nichola Hegarty / Producer: Pete Ward Fake magazine style show hosted by former 'page three stunna' Gayle Tuesday (as played by Brenda Gilhooley). There were regular sketches, mainly mini-cab tannoy operator Doreen and a pair of awful Sloaney 'It' girls. Charlotte Colman appeared in the second of these sketches each week, the other regular was Ken Andrew who appeared as Tuesday's boyfriend Grant.
THE GEORGE FORMBY SHOW ATV / 1x60m-e / 1957 15 June - Saturday 9.30pm black and white Producer/Director: Brian Tesler One off special, a mixture of music and comedy as George performed 'holding his little ukelele in his hand' (ooer missus).
THE GEORGE GOBEL SHOW Associated-Rediffusion / 2x60m-e / 1959 black and white Two performances on UK TV by popular American stand up comedian George Gobel. Dates were:- 1. 17 June 1959 Wednesday 9.00pm / 2. 8 July 1959 Wednesday 9.00pm
THE GEORGE MARTIN SHOW BBC / 6x30m-e / 1952 25 June - 17 September Wednesdays 8.30pm - Shown fortnightly - black and white Writer: George Martin / Producer: Gordon Crier A stand up series for the northern comic (not the renowned Beatles record producer). Martin would later go on top become the writer of children's puppet series The Basil Brush Show.
GET KNIGHTED Channel 4-Barron Knights / 1x60m-e / 1983 1 January Saturday 7.15pm Producers: Batch Baker, Tony Avern One off special for the singing comedy group The Barron Knights who had a brief period of popularity during the late 1970's early 80's.
GET THE DRIFT BBC2 / 13x30m-e / 1971 and 1976 2 seasons plus one special Producers: Alfred Bradley (season 1), Mike Healy (season 2) Sketch series based on a stage show called 'The Northern Drift'. Henry Livings and Alex Glasgow were the main stars of season one (Glasgow is probably best known for his singing of the theme tune to When the Boat Comes In). After a special in 1976 which was called Cribbins; Livings and Co, Bernard Cribbins, Roy Kinnear, Livings and Glasgow appeared in a further season.
GET UP STAND UP Channel 4-Bachaks / 20x30m-e / 1994-96/1998 Three seasons Producers: Malcolm Frederick, Keith Lakham / Director: Glen Cardno A mixture of sketch and stand up featuring mainly black talent, with Malcolm Frederick, Angie Le Mar and Chris Tummings.
GILLIE POTTER BBC / 12x10m-e 1x15m-e 1x20m-e / 1936-39 One season plus eight specials Writer: Gillie Potter Popular BBC Radio comedian Gillie Potter made a few forays into the early days of TV. Following two one off specials (5 December 1936 and 9 January 1937) there was a season on 6x10m-e (between March 1937 and March 1938), after that there were four occasional specials in which Potter was billed as Mr Gillie Potter.
GIRL TALK ATV / 3x30m-e / 1980 12 - 26 August Tuesday 10.30pm Producer: Susi Hush / Director: Hugh David Short run sketch series with a mostly feminist bent, with Frances Cuka, Carol Royle, Cheryl Branker, Michael Lees, Robert Austin and Robert Swales.
THE GLAM METAL DETECTIVES BBC2-Peter Richardson Prod / 6x30m-e / 1995 23 February - 6 April Thursdays 9.00pm Producer: Nira Park / Director: Peter Richardson Sketch series with the sketches linked around fake satellite TV shows, with one of these about a pop group called The Glam Metal Detectives giving the show its title. With:- Gary Beadle, Phil Cornwell, Doon Mackichan, Sara Stockbridge, Mark Craven and George Yiasoumi.
GO FOR IT London Weekend Television / 6x30m-e / 1984 27 May - 1 July Sunday 7.15pm Writer/Producer: Russel Lane / Director: Alasdair Macmillan Impressions based series for the family audience with Les Dennis, Dustin Gee, Aiden J. Harvey, Bobby Davro, Johnny More, Ann Byrne and Allan Stewart.
Writers: Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor / Music: Bill Oddie Anarchic, frantic, fast series about initially three flat sharing go anywhere, do anything, anytime troubleshooters. Later the series became more a collection of loosely linked sketches, the trio made ample use of special effects and speeded up film etc and the they also managed a number of chart hits in the process (most notably the Funky Gibbon). The Goodies switched from the BBC to the ITV Network (LWT) for one special and one season at the end of their TV run. The Goodies were Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME BBC2 / 18x30m-e 1x45m-e / 1998-continuing Executive Producer: Jon Plowman / Music: Richard Webb / Producer: Anil Gupta Fast moving sketch show that managed to poke (semi-affectionate) fun at all aspects of Asian society, specifically the Asian experience of living in Britain. The cast were Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Kulvinder Ghir and Nina Wadia. Writers included the cast, Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto.
GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME NIGHT BBC2 / 1x120m-e / 1999 24 July - Saturday 9.00pm An evening of themed programmes celebrating the Asian comedy sketch show. 1.UNPUGGED(1x30m-e) Behind the scenes look at the making of the show. 2.BRIMFUL OF ASIA:Forty Years of Asians on Television(1x25m-e) Documentary looking at how Asians have been portrayed plus clips of dedicated Asian programming from the last 40 years. 3.GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME LIVE(1x30m-e) Documentary following the team as they embark on a nationwide tour. 4.GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME(1x30m-e) Repeat of season twos episode one. In between each of these programmes was a brief segment called The search for the GGM Superfan.
GOOD STUFF NETWORK Carlton-London News Network / 4x30m-e / 1997 29 May - 19 May Thursday 11.10pm Executive Producer: Simon Port Short run stand up comedy series hosted by Davina McCall and Rowland Rivron. Acts included Junior Simpson, Norman Lovett, Matthew Hardy, Graham Norton and John Lenahan. GOONREEL BBC1 / 1x45m-e / 1952 2 July Wednesday 8.45pm black and white Writers: Michael Bentine, Jimmy Grafton, Spike Milligan / Producer: Michael Mills Newsreel footage with comedy voice overs from The Goons (MIchael Bentine, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe) as well as Leslie Crowther, Sam Kydd, Graham Stark and Eunice Gayson.
THE GOON SHOW Thames / 1x30m-e / 1968 8 August Thursday 8.00pm Writer: Spike Milligan / Producer: Peter Eton / Director: Joe McGrath A performance (as Radio - with the three Goons reading scripts into their mics) of a 1959 Goon radio show called The Tale of Men's Shirts. With Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, John Cleese, John Hamilton and Christine Pryor.
THE GRAHAM STARK SHOW BBC1 / 7x25m-e / 1964 9 June - 24 July Writer: Johnny Speight / Producer: Sydney Lotterby Sketch series tailored to the talents of comedy character actor Graham Stark.
GREAT SCOTT - IT'S MAYNARD BBC / 17x30m-e / 1955-56 Three seasons Producer: Duncan Wood Sketch series headlined by two big names Bill Maynard and Terry Scott. The series was set in the flat the pair were supposed to share and also featured Shirley Eaton, Hugh Lloyd and Pat Coombs (seasons 2-3).
THE GREEN TIE ON THE LITTLE YELLOW DOG Channel Four-Bright Thoughts / 3x30m-e / 1983 10 July - 24 July Sundays 8.15pm Producers: Neil Anthony, Bryan Izzard / Director: Bryan Izzard New interpretations of classic monologues from the days fo the music hall. Arthur Askey made his last TV appearance on this show and also featured were Leonard Rossiter, Julie Walters, Maureen Lipman, Cilla Black, Barry Cryer, Alec McCowen, Diane Langton and Ronald Lewis.
GRUBSTREET BBC2 / 8x30m-e / 1972-73 Pilot: 26 November 1972 / Season: 20 October - 17 November 1973 Creator/Producer: Barry Took / Director: Vernon Lawrence A stand up series bringing characters from cartoons that appeared in newspapers and magazines to life, with Willie Rushton as Squire Haggard (Daily Telegraph), Anna Quayle as Glenda Slag (Private Eye), Alan Coren as General Amin Dada (Punch) and Julian Orchard as various characters from Beachcomber.
THE GRUMBLEWEED'S RADIO SHOW Granada / 44x30m-e 1x45m-e 1x60m-e / 1983-88 Five seasons and seven specials Writers: The Grumbleweeds / Producer: Johnny Hamp Sketch series tailored for musical comedy act The Grumbleweeds and based on their radio series of the same name. From season three the programme became known as The Grumbleweeds Show. The Grumbleweeds are:- Robin Colville, Graham Walker, Carl Sutcliffe, Maurice Lee and Albert Sutcliffe.
GULLIBLE TRAVELLERS - THE BEST OF NTV BBC1 / 1x30m-e / 2000 19 March - Sunday 11.00am 'Highlights' from the final season of Noel's House Party especially the NTV section where someone was surprised at home after being filmed by cameras hidden in their house.
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