The Gnomes of Dulwich is a United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 television sitcom originally shown in six episodes from 12 May 1969 to 16 June 1969. Written by Jimmy Perry

Jimmy Perry

Jimmy Perry OBE is an English writer, scriptwriter, producer, author and actor, most famous for devising and co-writing the BBC sitcoms Dad's Army with David Croft.-Education:...

, the show starred Terry Scott

Terry Scott

Owen John "Terry" Scott was an English actor and comedian who appeared in seven Carry On films. He also appeared in BBC1's popular domestic sitcom Terry and June with June Whitfield...

, Hugh Lloyd

Hugh Lloyd

Hugh Lewis Lloyd, MBE was an English actor who made his name in television and film comedy from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was best known for appearances in Hugh and I and other sitcoms of the 1960s.-Life:...

, John Clive

John Clive

John Clive , is an English author and actor. He is best known for his international best selling historical and social fiction, such as "KG200" and "Borossa"....

, Leon Thau

Leon Thau

Leon Thau is a British actor, TV producer and director. He played the part of Frankie Wing in the 1960 London production of the musical Flower Drum Song. As an actor he became known in the 1960s BBC TV comedy series It's a Square World, and also appeared in Comedy Playhouse, The Gnomes of...

, Anne de Vigier and Lynn Dalby

Lynn Dalby

Lynn Dalby is an English actress.She is most notable for her role as Ruth Merrick Sugden in the soap opera Emmerdale Farm in 1972. Dalby starred as "Hazel" in the 1970s series Budgie, which starred Adam Faith, of which 26 episodes were made in 1970 and 1971. She trained at the Corona Acting School...

 as garden gnome

Garden gnome

A garden gnome or lawn gnome is a figurine of a small humanoid creature, usually wearing a pointy hat, produced for the purpose of ornamentation and protection from evil sorcery, typically of gardens or on lawns....

s living at 25 Telegraph Road, Dulwich

Dulwich

Dulwich is an area of South London, England. The settlement is mostly in the London Borough of Southwark with parts in the London Borough of Lambeth...

, London

London

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, England

England

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The title is a reference to the term "Gnomes of Zürich

Gnomes of Zürich

Gnomes of Zürich is a disparaging term for Swiss bankers.Swiss bankers are popularly associated with extremely secretive policies, while gnomes in fairy tales live underground, in secret, counting their riches...

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The tapes were wiped in the 1970s and no material seems to have survived.

External links

• Guide to comedy: The Gnomes of Dulwich, BBC
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