Author: Simon Dunn
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The George And Mildred Set Conundrum
I’ve been watching George And Mildred, belatedly, for the first time. It’s not at all what I was expecting, and rarely, if ever, falls into the holes I imagined it would. But one thing has been nagging me. The Ropers, and their neighbours, have houses that are exactly alike, as you might expect. This makes…
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Whoops Apocaclips
Here’s an intriguing way to announce a new series to the public, and one that fits nicely in with the ethos of earlier listings for End Of Part One. In the Daily Mirror, on 14th August 1980, nearly a full year before it aired, we saw this, amongst the schedule for a late night repeat.…
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Happy Ever After Becomes Terry And June
There wasn’t much fanfare when Happy Ever After transformed itself into Terry And June. Take this small paragraph in an article about Mike Yarwood of all things, in The Stage on 9th August 1979. Lots of other little nuggets and announcements in there too. Happy Ever After ended after six series, when one of the…
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Comedy Producer On The Look-Out For New Talent
Here’s an interesting page from The Stage, dated 16th May 1985, featuring and interview with Colin Gilbert, who was then the head of BBC Scotland’s Comedy Unit. He had recently produced A Kick Up The Eighties, and Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee. See also the announcement of ITV sitcom Trouble And Strife, as…
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BBC Announces 14 New Comedy Series
… in 1973. One of them is Last Of The Summer Wine. I expect one of those pilots might become Porridge.
