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THE WACKERS
Thames / 6x30m-e /
1975
19 March - 23 April
Wednesday 9.30pm
Writer: Vince Powell / Producer: Anthony Parker
Sitcom.
Misadventures of Liverpudlian family the Clarksons,
half of them Catholic, half of them Protestant.
With:- KEN JONES as
Billy Clarkson / SHEILA FAY as
Mary Clarkson / ALISON STEADMAN as Bernadette / DAVID CASEY as Tony / KEITH
CHEGWIN as Raymond / PEARL HACKNEY as
Maggie Clarkson / JOE GLADWIN as
Joe Farrell
WAITING FOR GOD
BBC1 / 46x30m-e
1x45m-e /
1990-94
Writer: Michael Aitkens / Producer: Gareth Gwenlan
Sitcom.
Diana Trent and Tom Ballard are two unwilling
residents of an old peoples home, the pair do
their best to disrupt things for the staff.
Diana Trent...................................... STEPHANIE COLE
Tom Ballard..................................... GRAHAM CROWDEN
Harvey Bains................................... DANIEL HILL
Jane Edwards................................. JANINE DUVITSKI
Marion Ballard................................ SANDY PAYNE
Geoffrey Ballard............................. ANDREW TOURELL
THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER
BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1965
2 March - 6 April
Tuesdays 8.00pm black and white
Writers: Barry Took, Marty Feldman / Producer: James Gilbert
Sitcom.
Exploits of a pair of mismatched elderly friends.
There was a 35 minute pilot broadcast 14 Dec
1963, part of Comedy Playhouse.
Luther Flannery................................ HUGH GRIFFITH
Gascoine Quilt.................................. FELIX AYLMER
WATCHING
Granada / 54x30m-e 2x60m-e /
1987-93
7 Seasons + 4 Specials
Writer: Jim Hitchmough /
Theme sung by Emma Wray / Producer: Les Chatfield
Sitcom. In Liverpool Motorcycle restorer Malcolm
Stoneway has an on-off relationship with Brenda
Wilson. The title came from the fact that they were both interested in bird watching.
With:- PAUL BOWN as
Malcolm Stoneway / EMMA WRAY as
Brenda Wilson / LIZA TARBUCK as
Pamela Lynch / PATSY BYRNE as
Mrs Stoneway / JOHN BOWLER as
David Lynch / NOREEN KERSHAW as
Mrs Joyce Wilson / ELIZABETH MORTON as
Lucinda Davis (Seasons 5-6)
WATCH THIS SPACE
BBC1 / 6x30m-e /
1980
17 January - 21 February
Thursdays 8.30pm
Writers: Ronald Woolfe, Ronald Chesney / Producer: Roger Race
Sitcom.
Exploits of the staff of an advertising agency.
Brian.............................................. CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS
Bob................................................ PETER BLAKE
Claire.............................................. LIZA GODDARD
Johnathon....................................... LEO DOLAN
Brenda........................................... GILLIAN TAYLFORTH
WELL ANYWAY
BBC2 / 7x30m-e / 1976 24 September - 5 November
Fridays 9.00pm
Writers: John Bird, John Fortune
/ Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
Sitcom. Slacker John Dally has his life turned upside down
when John Chance(who claims to have been at Cambridge with him) moves in with him.
John Dally......................................... JOHN BIRD
John Chance.................................... JOHN FORTUNE
WE'LL THINK OF SOMETHING
Thames / 6x30m-e / 1986 1 September - 13 October
Mondays 8.00pm
Writer: Geoff Rowley /
Producer/Director: John Howard Davies
Sitcom. After being made redundant Les Brooks sets
out on various money making schemes.
Les Brooks....................................... SAM KELLY
Maureen
Brooks................................ MARCIA WARREN
Dennis.............................................. ROGER SLOMAN
Irene................................................. MAGGIE JONES
Norman............................................. RAY MORT
Eddie................................................ PHILIP DUNBAR
Dave................................................. JIMMY REDDINGTON
Old Mr
Brooks................................... JOHN BARRARD
WEST END TALES
ATV / 7x30m-e / 1981 16 February - 6 April
Mondays 8.00pm
Writer: Keith Waterhouse /
Producers: Colin Frewin, Keith Beckett / Director: James Gatward
Sitcom. Escapades of three 'executives' based in
Soho.
Fiddler............................................... ROBIN NEDWELL
The
Bishop........................................ GARFIELD MORGAN
Checkie............................................. LARRY MARTYN
Ma.................................................... TONI PALMER
Sgt Dobbs......................................... PETER CHILDS
Tina.................................................. SUSAN SKIPPER
WHACK-O
BBC / 60x30m-e / 1956-60/71 Eight seasons
black and white
Writers: Denis Norden, Frank Muir
/ Producers: Douglas Moodie, Eric Fawcett, Douglas Argent
Sitcom. Professor James Edwards headmaster of
Chislebury School keeps a firm hand on his pupils, and his hand normally had a cane in
it.BBC revived the series in 1971 for 13 further episodes and a feature film (called Bottoms
Up) was released in 1960.
Prof James
Edwards......................... JIMMY EDWARDS
Mr Oliver
Pettigrew(56-60)................. ARTHUR HOWARD
Mr Oliver
Pettigrew(71)...................... JULIAN ORCHARD
Mr F.D. Price Whittaker(Season
1).... KENNETH COPE
Mr R.P. Trench (Seasons
1-3)........... PETER GLAZE
Mr Cope-Willoughby (Seasons
5-7).... FRANK RAYMOND
Lumley (Seasons
1-3)...................... JOHN STIRLING
Rawlinson (Seasons
6).................... GEOFFREY PAGET
Parker (Season
6)........................... DAVID LANGFORD
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LIKELY LADS
BBC / 26x30m-e 1x45m-e / 1972-73
Writers: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
/ Producers: James Gilbert, Bernard Thompson / Music: Mike Hugg, Ian La Frenais
Sitcom. Even better sequel to The Likely
Lads. The lads are now older but certainly not wiser. Bob is now a rising executive on the verge
of marriage to childhood sweetheart Thelma. Terry, however, hasn't changed and is proud of
his working classness.
Bob Ferris........................................ RODNEY BEWES
Terry Collier..................................... JAMES BOLAM
Thelma............................................ BRIGIT FORSYTH
Audrey............................................ SHEILA FEARN
WHAT YOU
LOOKIN' AT?
LWT-Humphrey Barclay Prod. / 7x30m-e
/ 1993 17 July - 28 August Saturdays 6.00pm
Writer/Director: Trix Worrell /
Script Editor: Christopher Skala / Executive Producers: Al Mitchell, Mark Robson
/ Producer: Humphrey Barclay
Sitcom. Stories of the teenagers attending a youth club
in the South London area of Battersea, especially Trevor aka 'Too Bad' and his 'relationship' with
club leader Jane.
Trevor................................................ ROBERT McKEWLEY
Jane
Wainwright................................ TREVYN McDOWELL
Colin................................................ BILL MOODY
Lynford............................................. GARY McDONALD
Mrs
Williams.................................... ANGELA WYNTER
THE WHITEHALL WORRIER
BBC1 / 7x30m-e (inc. pilot) / 1967
13 July - 17 February Fridays 7.30pm
Writer: Alan Melville / Producer:
Graeme Muir
Sitcom. Misadventures of an inept MP. Born out of a
Comedy Playhouse called The Mallard Imaginaire (July 5 - 1966).
Rt Hon Mervyn
Pugh.......................... ROBERT COOTE
Janet................................................ MOIRA LISTER
Roger Deare.....................................
JONATHAN CECIL
Mrs
Nicholson.................................. DAPHNE ANDERSON
Miss Dempster................................. NAN MUNRO
Michele Pugh................................... CELIA HEWITT
WHOOPS! APOCALYPSE
LWT / 6x30m-e / 1981
14 March - 18 April
Sunday 10.00pm
Writers: Andrew Marshall, David Renwick / Producer: Humphrey Barclay / Director:
John Reardon
Sitcom. The world's leaders send the planet hurtling
towards nuclear Armageddon.
With:- BARRY MORSE as
Johnny Cyclops / JOHN BARRON as
The Deacon / BRUCE MONTAGUE as
Shah Mashiq Rassim / DAVID KELLY as Abdab / RICHARD GRIFFITHS as
Premier Dubienkin / ALEXEI SAYLE as
Commisar Solzhenitsyn / ED BISHOP as
Jay Garrick / JOHN CLEESE as Lacrobat / GEOFFREY PALMER as
Foreign Secretary / PETER JONES as
Kevin Pork
WHOOPS BAGHDAD
BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1973
25 January - 1 March /
Thursdays 10.10pm
Writers: Sid Colin, David McKellar,
David Nobbs / Producer: John Howard Davies
Sitcom.
The misadventures of Ali Oopla, servant to the
Wazir of Baghdad.
Ali Oopla........................................... FRANKIE HOWERD
The Wazir......................................... DEREK FRANCIS
Boobiana.......................................... ANNA BRETT
Saccharine....................................... HILARY PRITCHARD
Fatima............................................. JOSEPHINE TEWSON
Derti Dhoti........................................ LARRY MARTYN
WILDERNESS ROAD
BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1986
21 July - 25 August
Mondays 8.30pm
Writers: Richard Cottam, Bob Goody / Producer: John Kilby / Director: Susan Belbin
Sitcom.
Stories of the staff and punters of London pub
the Sun.
Arch...................................................... LESLIE SANDS
Moon.................................................... ROBIN DRISCOLL
Keith.................................................... GARY OLSEN
Alan..................................................... PETER JONFIELD
Nancy.................................................. VERONICA QUILLIGAN
Cage................................................... DAVID SIBLEY
WILD WILD WOMAN
BBC1 / 7x30m-e /
1969
6 January - 10 February
Mondays 7.30pm
Writers: Ronald Wolfe, Ronald Chesney / Producer: G.B. Lupino
Period sitcom.
In Victorian times a group of women work in
a milliners. There was a pilot broadcast 24 May
1968. The character of Daisy was played in the
pilot by Penelope Keith.
Mr Harcourt...................................... PAUL WHITSUN-JONES
Millie............................................... BARBARA WINDSOR
Daisy.............................................. PAT COOMBS
Albert.............................................. KEN FOX
Maude............................................ ANNA KAREN
Mrs Harcourt................................... JOAN SANDERSON
Flo................................................. YVONNE PAUL
WILD WEST
BBC1 / 6x30m 6x60m-e / started 22 October 2002
and 2004
Writer: Simon Nye / Director: Jonathan Gershfield / Producer: Paul Schlesinger
Mary and Angela run the post office/local shop in a remote Cornish village and live together in the flat above. They live in a community that has a dislike of outsiders.
For series 2 the role of "Holly" was recast with ROBIN WEAVER taking over the role from Anne-Marie Duff.
With: DAWN FRENCH as Mary Trewednack / CATHERINE TATE as Angela Phillips / ANNE-MARIE DUFF as Holly
(series 1) / SEAN FOLEY as Jeff / DAVID BRADLEY as Jake / RICHARD MYLAN as Harry
/ ROBIN WEAVER as Holly (series 2)
THE WILSONS
C4-Hatrick / 6x30m-e / 2000 16 January - 20 February
Sundays 9.30pm
Writer/Producer: Bernadette Davis / Executive Producers: Jimmy Mulville, Denise
O'Donaghue / Director: Liddy Oldroyd
Sitcom.
Episodes in the dysfunctional life of the Wilson
family, widower Ray has a drink problem along
with three daughters and two sons.
With:- DAVID BRADLEY as
Ray Wilson / SOPHIE STANTON as Dilly / MICHAEL TUCEK as Jason / OPHELIA LOVIBOND
as Poppy / JAKE WOOD as Dougie / ELIZABETH
WOODCOCK as
Jo / JULIAN RHIND-TUTT as Colin
WINK TO ME ONLY
BBC1 / 6x30m-e /
1969
11 June - 16 July
Wednesdays 8.20pm
Writer: Jennifer Phillips / Producer: Douglas Argent
Sitcom.
The exploits of often bizarre couple Sydney and
Irene Jelliot. Based on the comedy playhouse
pilot View By Appointment.
Sydney Jelliot.................................. HUGH PADDICK
Rene Jelliot..................................... BERYL REID
WINNING WIDOWS
ATV / 13x30m-e /
1961-62
Writers: Sid Green, Dick Hills / Producer: Alan Tarrant
Sitcom.
A pair of widowed sisters, Martha and Mildred,
share a house.
Martha............................................... PEGGY MOUNT
Mildred.............................................. AVICE LANDON
WOODCOCK
BBC2
'Comic Asides' / 1x30m-e /
1994
16 January - Sunday 9.00pm
Writer: Ian McPherson / Producer/Director: Michael Leggo
Period comedy.
In 1793 young Woodcock is press ganged into
being cabin boy on a clapped out tug.
With:- PHELIM McDERMOTT as
Woodcock / PRUNELLA SCALES as Captain / FRANK SKINNER (voice only) as
Jasper (ships parrot) / JONATHON HYDE as Slyme / MICHAEL ANGELIS as Cyril / E IMELDA STAUNTON
as dna
A WORD WITH ALF
UKGold-Carlton / x10m-e /
1997
Writer: Johnny Speight / Producer/Director: Richard Boden
Sitcom. Reminiscences with Alf Garnett as he sups ale in a
pub with his pal Bert.
Alf Garnett......................................... WARREN MITCHELL
Bert................................................... BRIAN MURPHY
THE WORKER
ATV / 25x30m-e
10x15m-e / 1965-66 and 1969-70/78
Writers: Charlie Drake, Lew Schwarz / Producers: Alan Tarrant, Shaun O'Riordan
Sitcom.
Misadventures of Charlie who seems perennially unable to hold down a job and rules the roost at
his local labour exchange. The 1978 revival
formed part of the series Bruce Forsyth's Big
Night out.
Charlie................................................ CHARLIE DRAKE
Mr Pugh.............................................. HENRY McGEE
Mr Whittaker....................................... PERCY HERBERT
A WORLD OF HIS OWN
BBC1 / 13x25m-e /
1964-65
2 Seasons - Fri 8.00pm
Writer: Dave Freeman / Producers: David Croft, Graeme Muir
Sitcom.
Episodes in the life of Stanley Blake who spends
most of his time living in a fantasy world.
Stanley Blake.................................. ROY KINNEAR
Helen Blake.................................... ANNE CUNNINGHAM
THE WORLD OF WOOSTER
BBC1 / 20x30m-e /
1965-67
Three seasons
Writers: Richard Waring, Michael Mills / Stories: P.G. Wodehouse
Period comedy series.
In the 1920's silly ass Bertie Wooster is helped
out of scrapes by his manservant Jeeves. In
1967 the title changed to the World of Wodehouse
to take in more of Wodehouse's characters.
Bertie Wooster................................... IAN CARMICHAEL
Jeeves.............................................. DENNIS PRICE
Aunt Agatha...................................... FABIA DRAKE
Aunt Dahlia....................................... ELEANOR SUMMERFIELD
Richard 'Bingo' Little........................... DEREK NIMMO
Sir Roderick Glossop.......................... PAUL WHITSUN-JONES
Mrs Little........................................... DEBORAH STANFORD
'Bobbie' Wickham.............................. TRACY REED
THE WORST WEEK OF MY LIFE
BBC1 / 14x30m / started 12 March 2004
Writers/producers: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni / Director: Dan Zeff
The week leading up to Howard and Mel's wedding proves disastrous for calamity-prone Howard.
Season two started 17 November 2005.
With:- BEN MILLER as Howard / SARAH ALEXANDER as Mel / ALISON STEADMAN as Angela / GEOFFREY WHITEHEAD as Dick / EMMA PIERSON as Sophie / RAQUEL CASSIDY as Cassie / JANINE DUVITSKI as Eve
WYATT'S WATCHDOGS
BBC1 / 6x30m-e /
1988
17 October - 21 November
Mondays 8.00pm
Writer: Miles Tredinnick / Producer/Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Sitcom.
A group of neighbours, led by the highly officious Major Wyatt,
form their own vigilante action group.
Major Wyatt........................................ BRIAN WILDE
Peter Pitt............................................ TREVOR BANNISTER
Edwina............................................... ANNE RIDLER
Virginia.............................................. APRIL WALKER
Sgt Springer...................................... JAMES WARRIOR
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