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    Comedy TV Shows - 1970s 4 Mins Read

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    This six-part anthology series from the BBC presented a nice line in black comedy penned by some of the best names in the business: Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Philip Mackie, Hugh Leonard, Julian Mitchell, Michael O’Neill, Jeremy Seabrook and Henry Livings.


    Secrets

    In the first episode, the Secrets chocolate factory receives an unexpected sales boost when three maintenance workers fall into the boiling chocolate vat and are fed through the production line.

    Although factory boss Cyril Rose (Warren Mitchell) is initially horrified, the chocolates prove a huge success and “We are putting people into our Secrets” becomes a national slogan.

    Written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame, the story eventually resurfaced as the film Consuming Passions in 1988.

    Cyril Rose
    Warren Mitchell
    Robinson
    Julian Holloway
    Atkinson
    David Collings
    Villon
    Clifford Rose
    Saville
    George Innes
    Jackson
    Hugh Walters
    Foreman
    Brian Coburn
    Major Forster
    Brian Wilde
    Mrs Pitt
    Gretchen Franklin
    Despatch Lady
    Hilda Barry
    Lorry Driver
    George Tovey
    Commentator
    Kenneth Wolstenholme
    Handsome Man
    Godfrey Talbot
    Beautiful Girl
    Sarah Douglas
    Country Girl
    Judy Robinson
    Housewife
    Pamela Coveney


    The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family

    A Wardour Street film tycoon (Bill Fraser) hires the wrong writer to script The Six Loves of Queen Anne and pays him a massive advance of £500,000.

    But NJ has inadvertently hired not Robert Bolt but Robin Bolt (Stephen Moore) – writer of two episodes of Coronation Street. “Hello Annie luv. You know I’m right fond of thee”.

    NJ
    Bill Fraser
    Jacki Darr
    Adrienne Posta
    Hi
    Anthony Hopkins
    Robin Bolt
    Stephen Moore
    Peter Queech
    Ray Brooks
    Waiter
    Freddie Earlle
    Sid
    Anthony Haygarth
    Jacko
    Chris Harris
    Lynda Cherry
    Margaret Nolan


    High Kampf

    Wealthy Johann Schultz lies close to death in an Irish monastery and his vulture in-laws begin to gather.

    But “Johann” is actually Adolf Hitler and an array of odd characters are assembled to see what they may inherit. These include a sex-mad solicitor disguised as a bishop (Philip Stone), a prostitute disguised as a nun (Brenda Fricker), a sadistic Special Branch man in permanent fear of his life (Geoffrey Golden), and his sexy but stupid wife (Maureen Aherne).

    Written by Hugh Leonard, most of the jokes hinged on double entendres of a blasphemous or sexual nature.

    Schultz
    Kenneth Colley
    Hartigan
    Geoffrey Golden
    Alacoque
    Maureen Aherne
    Haymes
    Philip Stone
    Ellie
    Brenda Fricker
    Ignatius
    Kevin Flood
    Dympna
    Ronnie Masterson
    Malaventura
    Aideen O’Kelly
    Canavan
    Donal Neligan
    Ulric
    Denys Hawthorne
    Alice
    Rosaleen Linehan
    Superior
    Martin Dempsey
    Mother Superior
    Elizabeth Begley
    German
    John Bryans
    Buonasera
    John Rogan
    Superintendent
    Peter Adair
    Suspect
    Kenneth Sicklen


    Rust

    A deadly flu bug threatens to wipe out the world. A British-made drug can cure the flu, but it leaves the takers impotent. Written by Julian Mitchell.

    Sir Henry
    John Le Mesurier
    Eleanor
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    Philip Crane
    Allan Cuthbertson
    Thomas Richmond
    James Bree
    Jacko Bates
    Ken Wynne
    Lucy Hawkes
    Rosina Thorndike
    Tim Hawkes
    Raymond Platt
    Television Director
    John Owens
    Mel
    David Monico


    Soap Opera in Stockwell

    Baby Craigie (wearing a romper suit nicked from Marks by his Nan who works there part-time) is snatched from outside a washeteria in Stockwell where the natural depravity of the regulars is such that the manageress has “a list as long as my arm of people who’ve been banned for life” from the launderette.

    When a ransom note is found demanding £13.50, one of the launderette regulars (almost all male actors in drag) remarks truthfully that they don’t want much and another, with equal truth, that Craigie isn’t worth much more.

    Sylv
    Alfie Bass
    Bert
    Michael Robbins
    Carol
    Cheryl Hall
    May
    George Tovey
    Dot
    Donald Gee
    Joan
    Harry Landis
    Mavis
    Tony Selby
    Lois
    Dinah Glaskin
    Bolaji
    Taiwo Ajai
    Policeman
    Clyde Pollitt
    Detective
    Jack May
    Nancy
    Sam Kelly
    Cissy
    Griffith Davies
    Iris
    Jumoke Debayo
    Reporter
    Tony Robinson
    Jessie
    Melanie Jane


    Glorious Miles

    A shady property developer takes on a butler to impress his guests. Unfortunately, the butler thinks he is being paid for an altogether different job. Written by Henry Livings.

    Miles Miles
    Peter Vaughan
    Lord Grotton
    Dinsdale Landen
    Pal
    Russell Hunter
    Sir John Roe
    Anthony Sharp
    Myra
    Bridget McConnel
    Lady Roe
    Penelope Lee

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