Comedy Playhouse

Our Man in Moscow

A Russian musician asks for political asylum and gives the British ambassador troubles.

And Here, All The Way From ...

District Commissioner Donald Lawrence travels to London from Borneo in order to be a guest on his brother's ""This Is Yo

Impasse

Two drivers refuse to give way to each other.

Have You Read This Notice?

Norman is beset by nerves as he tries to sneak a watch through the ""Nothing To Declare"" channel at an airport.

A Clerical Error

A con-man, recently released from Wormwood Scrubs prison, dresses up as a clergyman and turns up in a pub collecting for

The Handyman

An out of work machine minder takes a job as a Handyman at a health club.

On The Knocker

Exploits of door-to-door salesman Ronnie Fender.

Underworld Nights

Exploits of crime writer Vogler.

Fools Rush In

A retired Major tries to adjust to civilian life.

Shamrot

Dermot is a London-born Irishman who hates everything about England, but has never even been to the ""Old Country.""

The Bachelor Girls

Two young girls about town share a flat.

The Plan

Albert Fawkes hates his surname and rebels against it by trying to re-enact the Gunpowder Plot.

A Picture of Innocence

Northern Arthur Berry develops an interest in art.

Nicked at the Bottle

Lawyer Mossy advises Mrs Emily Trout and her family of crooks.

The Chars

Exploits of two charladies at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Comrades in Arms

A window cleaner witnesses an extramarital affair and is soon involved in farcical cover-up shenanigans.

The Walrus and the Carpenter

Exploits of a pair of mismatched elderly friends.

The Bed

The ups and downs of a Northern married couple.

The Mate Market

Exploits of marriage bureau owner John Cook.

The Hen House

Mrs Fanwyn runs her Khartoum House Girls Hostel with a firm hand.

The Siege of Sydney's Street

Sydney Lord hates beaurocracy and determines to fight it whenever he finds it.

The Mascot

Mad keen football fan Arnold Birtwhistle is mascot of Northtown Football Club, but new chairman Mr Gibson wants to chang

Good Luck Sir, You've Got A Lucky Face

Match seller Gomorrah Weevil tangles with slum landlord Harold Harbinger.

Barnaby Spoot And The Exploding Whoopee Cushion

Barnaby Spoot, the lowly assistant in a novelty shop managed by short-tempered Mr Bostock, is determined to make his mar

Mother Came Too

Arthur Pratt struggles to break away from his domineering mother.

Here I Come Whoever I Am

32-year-old Ambrose Twombly yearns to fall in love.

Happy Family

Problems of Ted coping with a wife and four daughters.

Memoirs Of A Chaise Longue

Stories of various couples who have 'used' a chaise longue through the years.

Murray And Me

Murray tries to learn ""The Knowledge' (all the streets in London) in order to qualify as a taxi driver.

Hudd

A solo vehicle for comedian Roy Hudd, later developed into a six-episode series, with no continuing characters or situat

Till Death Us Do Part

Working class bigot Alf fights with his more liberal daughter and son-in-law on every conceivable issue.

The Time And Motion Man

Time and Motion man Kingsley Binns lets his job spill over into his private life.

Sam The Samaritan

Exploits of three sailors on leave in 1910.

The Vital Spark

Misadventures of Captain Para Handy and his hapless crew aboard ""The Vital Spark.""

Betsy Mae

A twleve-year-old schoolboy has written a winning essay on the works of children's author Betsy Mae Meadows. His prize i

The Bishop Rides Again

The misadventures of a group of clergymen in the cloisters of a cathedral.

Beggar My Neighbour

Two married sisters living next door to one another are locked in a continuous battle of one-upmanship.

A Little Learning

The Dean of co-educational Sheridan College at the University of Wessex is shocked by the appointment of a new female bu

Judgement Day For Elijah Jones

Elijah Jones believes the world is about to end and plans to build himself an Ark and stock it with stolen animals.

Room At The Bottom

The misadventures of the Maintenance Men at Saracens Manufacturing.

The End Of The Tunnel

A businessman has to start again when his wife leaves him.

Seven Year Hitch

Complications arise in the lives of Ern and Is Conway, proprietors of an unsuccessful dancing school, when Ern forgets t

The Mallard Imaginaire

Misadventures of an inept MP.

The Reluctant Romeo

Advertising executive Thomas Jones finds himself irresistible to women, but would prefer to concentrate on his job and h

Hughie

Released from prison after a 10 year sentence, Hughie wants to return straight to the comfort of his cell.

House In A Tree

Mother and housewife Jennifer Corner copes with the running of her household.

Spanner In The Works

Arthur Machin, owner of a small engineering works, is determined to get the most out of his employees.

Heirs On A Shoestring

A couple are expecting an inheritance from their elderly uncle, but a spanner is put in the works by a prospective new h

Uncle Fred Flits By

The exploits of the eccentric Earl of Ickenham.

Loitering With Intent

A good-cause-supporting couple don't like it when a pair of ""Kilburn Refugees"" take up residence in their garden.

To Lucifer: A Son

Nick, the son of the devil, decides that Hell needs to be more trendy and with-it.

The Old Campaigner

Exploits of super salesman James Franklin-Jones or FJ as he is known as he travels the globe for Balsom Plastics and see

State Of The Union

Exploits of a trade union secretary.

View By Appointment

A lonely couple decide to sell their house so that potential buyers can be treated as new friends.

The Family Of Fred

Next-door neighbor Aggie Plunkett has her eye on Fred, a widower of twelve years; but there are his three daughters to c

Stiff Upper Lip

Misadventures of diplomats working in the Iron Curtain state of Vulgaria.

Wild, Wild Women

In Victorian times a group of women work in a milliners.

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B-And-B

Stories of a married show business couple.

Me Mammy

The adventures of Irishman Bunjy Kennefick, a top executive with a London company. His jet-set bachelor lifestyle of fas

The Gold Watch Club

Edward Wilkins is looking forward to his retirement, but things don't turn out as planned.

The Liver Birds

Two young Liverpudlian girls share a flat.

The Valley Express

A pair of bored hacks working on a Welsh newspaper decide to invent stories and sell them on to Fleet Street.

Tooth And Claw

Misadventures of a pair of Jewish multimillionaires.

As Good Cooks Go

The exploits of a jobbing cook.

The Loves Of Larch Hill

Episodes in the life of the decidedly strange Love family.

The Making Of Peregrine

Stanley Mold is determined to make a man out of his son Peregrine.

Up Pompeii

Joint Account

A newly wed husband faces problems when he learns his wife is a useless cook.

The Jugg Brothers

Misadventures of brothers Stephen and Robert Jugg.

An Officer And A Gentleman

Character actor James Grout flexed his comedy muscles in the role of military man Major Gissing, but his usual sterling

Who's Your Friend

Exploits of escort Jimmy Sampson.

Keep 'Em Rolling

Exploits of Reggie Turpin, a 19th century photography enthusiast.

Better Than A Man

Wendy Hillbright is the managing director of a steel works, unfortunately one where her troublesome father also works.

Last Tribute

Misadventures of a pair of undertakers.

Haven Of Rest

Exploits of the residents of an old folks home.

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Mind Your Own Business

The misadventures of a pair of window cleaning Cockney brothers, one of whom happens to be black, the other white.

The Old Contemptible

Old World War One veteran Sam Oakley hates everything about the modern world.

Don't Ring Us ... We'll Ring You

Exploits of two down-at-heel theatrical agents.

Meter Maids

The exploits of a group of a group of female traffic wardens.

Under And Over

Just Harry And Me

Claire and Harry Love face problems with their teenage daughter.

Uncle Tulip

Kenyan Uncle Tulip arrives in England to look after his neice and nephew and is shocked to discover how English they've

It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling

The Rough With The Smooth

Equal Partners

The Importance Of Being Hairy

Idle At Work

Misadventures of one George Idle.

And Whose Side Are You On

During WWII, German Major Sperling has his cushy existence in a rural village put under strain by the arrival by the arr

The Dirtiest Soldier In The World

Exploits of a group of Highland soldiers, especially Private McAuslan.

Are You Being Served?

Weren't You Marcia Honeywell?

Born Every Minute

The shady exploits of a pair of con men.

No Strings

Derek advertises for a flatmate. When Leonora arrives his tidy bachelor domain is soon disrupted by a feminine touch.

Franklyn and Johnnie

Two old rivals decide to make up at the funeral of a friend.

Howerd's History of England

Happy Ever After

Pilot for BBC's "Happy Ever After" series.

The Dobson Doughnut

Terry and June Fletcher are a middle-aged, middle-class couple who find themselves alone when their grown-up children, d

The Big Job

Comedy about a family of incompetent criminals

It's Only Me: Whoever I am

A young man struggles to break free of his domineering mother.

The Last Man on Earth

A man and his wife wake one morning to discover that everyone else on Earth had just disappeared. After initial disbelie

Sitting Pretty

Pygmalion Smith

Pygmalion 'Smithy' Smith, a less than glamorous photographer at an out of work holiday resort, tries to make a young gir

A Girl's Best Friend

Divorcee Audrey Dalton learns she is going out with the same man as her daughter.

The Reverend Wooing of Archibald

Archibald Mulliner enlists the help of his Uncle in wooing the girl of his dreams.

French Relish

Bird Alone

The Melting Pot

Only on Sunday

An episode of Comedy Playhouse where Trevor Bannister and Peter Bowles play two friends who tell their wives they play f

For Richer... For Poorer

Captive Audience

Going, Going, Gone... Free?

A divorcee looks forward to being single again.

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Pygmalion Smith

Pygmalion 'Smithy' Smith, a less than glamorous photographer at an out of work holiday resort, tries to make a young gir

A Girl's Best Friend

Divorcée Audrey Dalton learns she is going out with the same man as her daughter.

The Reverent Wooing Of Archibald

Archibald Mulliner enlists the help of his Uncle in wooing the girl of his dreams.

French Relish

Bird Alone

Over to Bill

Over to Bill is a sit com starring starring Hugh Dennis as a weatherman who manages to get fired from his job. Bill Oni

Miller's Mountain

Comedy set around the antics of Jimmy Miller and his ragtag family of mountain rescue volunteers. When the naive and ent

Monks

Gary has been defrauding the dole office for ten years. Faced with criminal prosecution, he decides to join a religious

Hospital People

This episode follows how the big decisions can affect the little people in the hospital.

Broken Biscuits

Five disparate groups of people, friends, partners and parents stories unfold.

Stop/Start

Studio sitcom about three marriages in various states of disrepair. Rob and Cathy have been married for a long time, and

Tim Vine Travels In Time

Master of the pun Tim Vine journeys back in time to the days of Robin Hood in a quest to mend a golden arrow and a broke

Mister Winner

Mister Winner is a sitcom starring Spencer Jones (Upstart Crow, Tim Vine Travels Through Time) as Leslie Winner, a well-

Static

Not only is Rob now jobless, but he’s now having to live on a sofabed in his parents’ caravan in a holiday park 80 m