1971

S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1

Fri, Apr 09, 1971

The main sketches are the news report put together in a hurry, unable to control himself at a party, a doctor with a cure for saying things twice, Hampton Wick episode 1, sending flowers through Interpol, Paris, getting a hearing aid. Big Jim Jehosophat and Fat-Belly Jones draw the show to a conclusion with their blue-grass performance. The musical guests are Tina Charles and New World, and Alfredo does a vaudeville act.

7.5 /10

S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2

Fri, Apr 16, 1971

The main sketches are Ronnie B meets the bald Mr Goldy, the Hampton Wick episode is Street of Shame, we hear about a lorry driver, Tarzan visits Ronnie C., and W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan are 'In Concert'. The musical guests are New World and Tina Charles, and Jo, Jac & Joni perform a vaudeville routine.

7.2 /10

S1.E3 ∙ Episode #1.3

Fri, Apr 23, 1971

The main sketches are what can happen when you say "Hello", a beaten weatherman, the Hampton Wick episode is 'The Bare Facts', Ronnie C. relates a story about a train journey, Mr Partridge has swallowed Radio 4, Moira Anderson and Kenneth McKellar take you a roaming in the gloaming. The musical guests are New World and Tina Charles. Georges Schlick presents a ventriloquist act.

7.1 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Episode #1.4

Fri, Apr 30, 1971

The main sketches are about a rather unusual fancy dress party, 'Smart Cooking' with Lionel Smart, the Hampton Wick episode is 'Up at the Front', Ronnie C. tries to tell an unusual doctor joke, and then gets married in an unusual ceremony. The musical guests are Tina Charles and New World, and Joe Andy performs an acrobatic act.

7 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Episode #1.5

Fri, May 07, 1971

The main sketches are about going to the toilet without using euphemisms, a piano-playing cat, the Hampton Wick episode is 'A Model of Virture', a very forgetful doctor, and the musical is about spoonerisms. The musical guests are New World and Tina Charles, and Chaz Chase performs a comedy routine.

7 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Episode #1.6

Fri, May 14, 1971

The main sketches are about the latest fashion, an appeal for the clumsy people, the Hampton Wick episode is 'The Chambers of Horror', we hear about Ronnie C's early career, the musical is the 'Elizabeth R-Ha'. The musical guests are New World and Tina Charles, and Wasta performs a comedy routine.

7.1 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Episode #1.7

Fri, May 21, 1971

The main sketches are about Hendon, an interesting father-of-the-bride speech, the Hampton Wick episode is 'Queen-of the Silver Screen', we find out value of prayer, approaching a job interview, the musical is the 'The Short and Fat Minstrel Show'. The musical guests are New World and Tina Charles.

6.9 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Episode #1.8

Fri, May 28, 1971

The main sketches are feeling faint at the doctors, a talk about statistics, the Hampton Wick episode is 'A Voice from Heaven', about Ronnie's holiday in Spain, a baptism that went wrong, the music is by Big Jim Jehosophat and Fat-Belly Jones. The musical guests are Tina Charles and New World.

7.1 /10