5.4 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin United Kingdom Running time 30 minutes Original release 2 May – 6 June 1960 Final episode date 6 June 1960 Number of episodes 6 | 5.4/10 IMDb No. of episodes 6 Original network ITV First episode date 2 May 1960 Network ITV Genre Sitcom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Arthur Askey
Anthea Askey
Sam Kydd
Arthur Mullard Cast Arthur Askey, Arthur Mullard, Anthea Askey, Sam Kydd Similar Faces of Jim, Beggar My Neighbour, Derek Acorah's Ghost To, Happy Ever After, Romany Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur's Treasured Volumes was a black-and-white British television series that aired on ITV in 1960. Starring Arthur Askey, it was written by Dave Freeman and was made for the ITV network by ATV.
Contents
All episodes are missing having been presumed wiped during the 1960s, although part of the first episode "A Blow In Anger" was recovered by Paul Stroud and shown at the National Film Theatre in November 2003.
Cast
Plot
Arthur's Treasured Volumes was a series of one-episode sitcoms. At the beginning of each episode, Anthea Askey, Arthur's daughter, takes down a book from a shelf and the story begins. All the 'books' are in fact scripts written by Dave Freeman. In each episode, Arthur Askey, Sam Kydd and Arthur Mullard play different roles. Amongst those who made guest appearances were Wilfrid Brambell, Patrick Newell, June Whitfield and Geoffrey Palmer.
Episodes
- "A Blow In Anger" (2 May 1960)
- "The History of Mr Lacey" (9 May 1960)
- "The Command Performer" (16 May 1960)
- "Pilbeam of Twickenham" (23 May 1960)
- "A Slight Case of Deception" (30 May 1960)
- "The Curse of the Bellfoots" (6 June 1960)