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'''''The Stanley Baxter Picture Show''''' is a British [[w:comedy|comedy]] [[w:television show]] which was originally broadcast on [[w:ITV (network)|ITV]]. It featured an initial series of four episodes in 1972, followed by one-off specials in each of the successive years. A [[w:sketch show|sketch show]] it largely followed the same format of Baxter's successful [[w:BBC|BBC]] series ''[[The Stanley Baxter Show]]''.<ref>Barfe p.267-268</ref>
'''''The Stanley Baxter Picture Show''''' is a British [[w:comedy|comedy]] [[w:television show|television show]] which was originally broadcast on [[w:ITV (network)|ITV]]. It featured an initial series of four episodes in 1972, followed by one-off specials in each of the successive years. A [[w:sketch show|sketch show]] it largely followed the same format of Baxter's successful [[w:BBC|BBC]] series ''[[The Stanley Baxter Show]]''.<ref>Barfe p.267-268</ref>


The show has a focus on parodying popular films and television series, with Baxter sometimes playing several roles in a single show. Amongst other hit ITV shows that Baxter did impressions of were ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' and ''[[w:Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]''.
The show has a focus on parodying popular films and television series, with Baxter sometimes playing several roles in a single show. Amongst other hit ITV shows that Baxter did impressions of were ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' and ''[[w:Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]''.
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Latest revision as of 14:09, 23 January 2023

The Stanley Baxter Picture Show
The Stanley Baxter Picture Show.jpg
GenreComedy
Written byKen Hoare
Eric Merriman
Stanley Baxter
Directed byDavid Bell
StarringStanley Baxter
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1 + 3 specials
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerDavid Bell
Production companyLondon Weekend Television
Release
Original networkITV
Original release8 October 1972 (1972-10-08) –
19 September 1975 (1975-09-19)

The Stanley Baxter Picture Show is a British comedy television show which was originally broadcast on ITV. It featured an initial series of four episodes in 1972, followed by one-off specials in each of the successive years. A sketch show it largely followed the same format of Baxter's successful BBC series The Stanley Baxter Show.[1]

The show has a focus on parodying popular films and television series, with Baxter sometimes playing several roles in a single show. Amongst other hit ITV shows that Baxter did impressions of were The Benny Hill Show and Upstairs, Downstairs.

References

  1. ^ Barfe p.267-268

Bibliography

  • Barfe, Louis. Turned Out Nice Again: The Story of British Light Entertainment. Atlantic Books Ltd, 2013.

External links

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