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.
, 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
.
Comedy Playhouse
Comedy Playhouse was a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes later graduated to their own series, including Steptoe and Son, Till Death Us Do Part, All Gas and Gaiters, The Liver Birds, Are You Being Served?...
, the long-running BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
series, aired from 28 September 1963 to 31 January 1964.
Background
The third series, which was in black-and-whiteBlack-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
, 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
Meet the Wife
Meet the Wife is a 1960s BBC situation comedy written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe, which featured Freddie Frinton as Freddie Blacklock with Thora Hird as his tyrannical wife, Thora. It ran to five series....
.
Episodes
| Title | Airdate | Duration | Overview | IMDb link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On The Knocker | 28 September 1963 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893865/ | |
| Underworld nights | 5 October 1963 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901133/ | |
| Fools Rush In | 12 October 1963 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901072/ | |
| Shamrot | 19 October 1963 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901100/ | |
| The Bachelor Girls | 26 October 1963 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901105/ | |
| The Plan | 2 November 1963 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337022/ | |
| A Picture of Innocence | 9 November 1963 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901060/ | |
| Nicked at the Bottle | 16 November 1963 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342831/ | |
| The Chars | 23 November 1963 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901108/ | |
| Comrades in Arms | 30 November 1963 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901069/ | |
| The Walrus and the Carpenter | 14 December 1963 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901127/ | |
| The Bed | 28 December 1963 | 30 mins | Starring Thora Hird Thora Hird Dame Thora Hird DBE was an English actress.-Early life and career:Hird was born in the Lancashire seaside town of Morecambe. She first appeared on stage at the age of two months in a play her father was managing... and Freddie Frinton Freddie Frinton Freddie Frinton, born Frederick Bittiner Coo was an English comedian who remains a household name in Germany and Scandinavia because of his performance in Dinner for One.... . Following this pilot, a series was commissioned under the name Meet the Wife Meet the Wife Meet the Wife is a 1960s BBC situation comedy written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe, which featured Freddie Frinton as Freddie Blacklock with Thora Hird as his tyrannical wife, Thora. It ran to five series.... which ran for 5 series. |
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901106/ |
| The Mate Market | 3 January 1964 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901119/ | |
| The Hen House | 10 January 1964 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395358/ | |
| The Siege of Sydney's Street | 17 January 1964 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901123/ | |
| The Mascot | 24 January 1964 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901118/ | |
| Good Luck Sir, You've Got a Lucky Face | 31 January 1964 | 30 mins | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342485/ | |