Clarence (TV series)
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| Format | Comedy |
| Created by | Ronnie Barker |
| Starring | Ronnie Barker Josephine Tewson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
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| Original channel | BBC-1 |
| Original run | January 4, 1988 – February 8, 1988 |
Clarence was a 1988 BBC situation comedy starring Ronnie Barker and Josephine Tewson, written by Ronnie Barker under the pseudonym "Bob Ferris". It was Barker's final sitcom appearance before his retirement.
[edit] Plot
In 1937, on the day of King George VI's coronation, Clarence Sale, a myopic removal man is clearing the house of a snooty upper-class lady who is moving abroad. There, he meets Jane Travers, her maid. The pair are mutually attracted and soon Clarence proposes to her. Jane decides that they should have a trial period of living together in a small cottage she has been given in an inheritance to see if they are compatible, with a bolster in the bed to preserve her chasteness. The series followed this unconventional relationship, as well as Clarence's attempts at his furniture-moving profession.
Barker had previously faced criticism over his employment of a stammer for comedic effect in Open All Hours. However, the slapstick potential of a short-sighted furniture shifter must have seemed irresistible. The series was inspired by The Removals Person by Hugh Leonard[1], an earlier programme in the 1971 LWT comedy series, Six Dates With Barker.
Only one series of Clarence was made, which is now available on DVD.
[edit] External links
- Clarence at bbc.co.uk Comedy Guide
- Clarence at the BBC Programme Catalogue
- Clarence at the British Film Institute
- Clarence at the Internet Movie Database
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