The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
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| The Ronnie Barker Playhouse | |
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| Format | Comedy |
| Starring | Ronnie Barker |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Rediffusion |
| Original run | 3 Apr 1968 – 8 May 1968 |
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| IMDb profile | |
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse was a series of six comedy half hours showcasing the talents of Ronnie Barker. All were broadcast by Associated-Rediffusion in 1968.
The series was written by Brian Cooke, Hugh Leonard, Johnnie Mortimer and Alun Owen. The producers were Stella Richman and Stella Tanner. The executive producer was David Frost.
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[edit] Episode list
- Show 1 - Tennyson
- Transmitted 3 April 1968
- Also starring Dudley Jones, Richard O'Callaghan, Talfryn Thomas, Gwendolyn Watts.
- Show 2 - Ah, There You Are
- Transmitted 10 April 1968
- Also starring George A Cooper, Sandra Michaels and Bill Shine
- Show 3 - The Fastest Gun in Finchley
- Transmitted 17 April 1968
- Also starring Walter Horsbrugh, Colin Jeavons, Sheila Keith, Glenn Melvyn, Charlotte Mitchell
- Show 4 - The Incredible Mister Tanner
- Transmitted 24 April 1968
- Also starring Alec Clunes, Frank Gatliff, Doris Hare, Richard O'Sullivan
- Show 5 - Talk of Angels
- Transmitted 1 May 1968
- Also starring Liz Crowther, Gillian Fairchild, Donald Hewlett, David Kelly, Maureen Toal
- Show 6 - Alexander
- Transmitted 8 May 1968
- Also starring Pamela Ann Davy, Molly Urquhart, Pauline Yates
[edit] Trivia
- All the episodes were directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who the following year would direct The Beatles in Let It Be
[edit] Archive Status
Sadly of all six shows only Alexander exists in the archives.
[edit] External links
- The Ronnie Barker Playhouse at the Internet Movie Database
- Comedy Guide - The Ronnie Barker Playhouse at bbc.co.uk
- BFI Database on Six Dates With Barker
- Lost UK TV Shows
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