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!style="text-align:left; width:150px"|Joint Account | !style="text-align:left; width:150px"|Joint Account | ||
|style="text-align:right; width: | |style="text-align:right; width:135px"|18 December 1969 | ||
| | |Michael Seddon | ||
| style="font-size: 100%;" |[[Keith Barron]] starred as Rodney, who had recently married Celia (played by [[Sarah Atkinson (actress)|Sarah Atkinson]]), who is a dreadful cook. [[Geoffrey Whitehead]] played George. | | style="font-size: 100%;" |[[Keith Barron]] starred as Rodney, who had recently married Celia (played by [[Sarah Atkinson (actress)|Sarah Atkinson]]), who is a dreadful cook. [[Geoffrey Whitehead]] played George. | ||
|{{IMDb title|0893860|Joint Account}} | |{{IMDb title|0893860|Joint Account}} | ||
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!style="text-align:left; width:150px"|The Jugg Brothers | !style="text-align:left; width:150px"|The Jugg Brothers | ||
|style="text-align:right; width: | |style="text-align:right; width:135px"|1 January 1970 | ||
|[[Bob Grant (actor)|Bob Grant]] <br />& [[Stephen Lewis (actor)|Stephen Lewis]] | |[[Bob Grant (actor)|Bob Grant]] <br />& [[Stephen Lewis (actor)|Stephen Lewis]] | ||
| style="font-size: 100%;" |Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis, who starred together in ''[[On The Buses]]'', starred as Robert and Stephen Jugg. [[Fanny Carby]] also starred as Lilly Dolly and [[Queenie Watts]] starred as Annie Bundle. | | style="font-size: 100%;" |Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis, who starred together in ''[[On The Buses]]'', starred as Robert and Stephen Jugg. [[Fanny Carby]] also starred as Lilly Dolly and [[Queenie Watts]] starred as Annie Bundle. | ||
| | |{{IMDb title|0395615|The Jugg Brothers}} | ||
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!style="text-align:left; width:150px"|An Officer and a Gentleman | !style="text-align:left; width:150px"|An Officer and a Gentleman | ||
|style="text-align:right; width: | |style="text-align:right; width:135px"|8 January 1970 | ||
|style="text-align:left; width:150px"|[[Myles Rudge]] | |style="text-align:left; width:150px"|[[Myles Rudge]] | ||
| style="font-size: 100%;" |In this programme, [[James Grout]] starred as Major Gissing, while [[Ken Wynne]] played Sid Coil, [[Patricia Hayes]] played Mrs Telfer, [[Diana King (actress)|Diana King]] played Miss Jellicoe and [[Raymond Westwell]] played Dimitri Yevgenyvitch. | | style="font-size: 100%;" |In this programme, [[James Grout]] starred as Major Gissing, while [[Ken Wynne]] played Sid Coil, [[Patricia Hayes]] played Mrs Telfer, [[Diana King (actress)|Diana King]] played Miss Jellicoe and [[Raymond Westwell]] played Dimitri Yevgenyvitch. | ||
| | |{{IMDb title|0409102|An Officer and a Gentleman}} | ||
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!style="text-align:left; width:150px"|Who's Your Friend? | !style="text-align:left; width:150px"|Who's Your Friend? | ||
|style="text-align:right; width: | |style="text-align:right; width:135px"|15 January 1970 | ||
|style="text-align:left; width:150px"|[[Terence Edmond]] | |style="text-align:left; width:150px"|[[Terence Edmond]] | ||
| style="font-size: 100%;" |''Who's Your Friend'' was set in an escort agency, with [[Bernard Cribbins]] as Jimmy Sampson, a professional escort. [[Maggie Fitzgibbon]] starred as Laura Marshall and [[Frank Thornton]] appeared as Mr Walters. | | style="font-size: 100%;" |''Who's Your Friend'' was set in an escort agency, with [[Bernard Cribbins]] as Jimmy Sampson, a professional escort. [[Maggie Fitzgibbon]] starred as Laura Marshall and [[Frank Thornton]] appeared as Mr Walters. | ||
| | |{{IMDb title|0901137|Who's Your Friend?}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:17, 12 January 2023
The ninth series of Comedy Playhouse, the long-running BBC series, consisted of four episodes and aired from 18 December 1969 to 15 January 1970.
Background
Series Nine, which was the first to be in colour, consisted of four episodes, each of which had a different cast, storyline and writer. None of the episodes made it to its own series. All episodes were aired on Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC1 and were 30 minutes long.
Episodes
| Title | Airdate | Writers | Overview | IMDb link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Account | 18 December 1969 | Michael Seddon | Keith Barron starred as Rodney, who had recently married Celia (played by Sarah Atkinson), who is a dreadful cook. Geoffrey Whitehead played George. | Joint Account at IMDb |
| The Jugg Brothers | 1 January 1970 | Bob Grant & Stephen Lewis |
Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis, who starred together in On The Buses, starred as Robert and Stephen Jugg. Fanny Carby also starred as Lilly Dolly and Queenie Watts starred as Annie Bundle. | The Jugg Brothers at IMDb |
| An Officer and a Gentleman | 8 January 1970 | Myles Rudge | In this programme, James Grout starred as Major Gissing, while Ken Wynne played Sid Coil, Patricia Hayes played Mrs Telfer, Diana King played Miss Jellicoe and Raymond Westwell played Dimitri Yevgenyvitch. | An Officer and a Gentleman at IMDb |
| Who's Your Friend? | 15 January 1970 | Terence Edmond | Who's Your Friend was set in an escort agency, with Bernard Cribbins as Jimmy Sampson, a professional escort. Maggie Fitzgibbon starred as Laura Marshall and Frank Thornton appeared as Mr Walters. | Who's Your Friend? at IMDb |
References
- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- British TV Comedy Guide for Comedy Playhouse
