The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
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| The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d. | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Starring | Peter Sellers Spike Milligan Eric Sykes Valentine Dyall Kenneth Connor Graham Stark June Whitfield Patti Lewis Max Geldray |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC-1 |
| Original run | February 24, 1956 – March 30, 1956 |
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d was the first serious attempt to translate the humour of the Goon Show to television. It was made by Associated-Rediffusion and broadcast only in the London area.
It combined elements of a sitcom and sketch comedy with Peter Sellers as the editor of a tatty Victorian newspaper, The Idiot Weekly. The headlines of the paper were used as links to comedy sketches.
Although written mainly by Spike Milligan, there were many contributions from members of the writers' co-operative Associated London Scripts, including Dave Freeman and Terry Nation, with Eric Sykes credited as the script editor. The series was produced and directed by Richard Lester.
It was followed by A Show Called Fred and Son of Fred.
The title was revived by Spike Milligan for the Australian radio series The Idiot Weekly.
[edit] External link
BBC Comedy Guide - The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
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