Comedy Playhouse (series 3)
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The third series of Comedy Playhouse, the long-running BBC series, aired from 28 September 1963 to 31 January 1964.
[edit] Background
The third series, which was in black-and-white, consisted of seventeen episodes, each of which had a different cast and storyline. Two of the episodes made it to its own series, The Walrus and the Carpenter, and The Bed which became Meet the Wife.
[edit] Episodes
Title | Airdate | Duration | Overview | IMDb link |
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On The Knocker | 28 September 1963 | 30 mins | [1] | |
Underworld nights | 5 October 1963 | 30 mins | [2] | |
Fools Rush In | 12 October 1963 | 30 mins | [3] | |
Shamrot | 19 October 1963 | 30 mins | [4] | |
The Bachelor Girls | 26 October 1963 | 30 mins | [5] | |
The Plan | 2 November 1963 | 30 mins | [6] | |
A Picture of Innocence | 9 November 1963 | 30 mins | [7] | |
Nicked at the Bottle | 16 November 1963 | 30 mins | [8] | |
The Chars | 23 November 1963 | 30 mins | [9] | |
Comrades in Arms | 30 November 1963 | 30 mins | [10] | |
The Walrus and the Carpenter | 14 December 1963 | 30 mins | [11] | |
The Bed | 28 December 1963 | 30 mins | Starring Thora Hird and Freddie Frinton. Following this pilot, a series was commissioned under the name Meet the Wife which ran for 5 series. | [12] |
The Mate Market | 3 January 1964 | 30 mins | [13] | |
The Hen House | 10 January 1964 | 30 mins | [14] | |
The Siege of Sydney's Street | 17 January 1964 | 30 mins | [15] | |
The Mascot | 24 January 1964 | 30 mins | [16] | |
Good Luck Sir, You've Got a Lucky Face | 31 January 1964 | 30 mins | [17] |
[edit] References
- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- British TV Comedy Guide for Comedy Playhouse
- Comedy Playhouse, a TV Heaven Review