6.6 /10 1 Votes
5.3/10 TV Written by Bob Ferris No. of episodes 6 First episode date 4 January 1988 Number of episodes 6 Networks BBC Two, BBC One | 7.7/10 IMDb Created by Ronnie Barker Country of origin United Kingdom Running time 30 minutes per episode Final episode date 8 February 1988 Program creator Ronnie Barker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Ronnie Barker
Josephine Tewson Cast Ronnie Barker, Josephine Tewson Similar Six Dates with Barker, The Magnificent Evans, Seven of One, His Lordship Entertains, Hark at Barker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clarence is a 1988 BBC situation comedy starring Ronnie Barker and Josephine Tewson, written by Ronnie Barker under the pseudonym "Bob Ferris" as an acknowledgement to Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, creators of Porridge. It was Barker's final sitcom appearance before his retirement.
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Barker had previously faced some criticism over his employment of a stammer for comedic effect in Open All Hours. However, the slapstick potential of a short-sighted furniture shifter must have seemed irresistible. The series was inspired by "The Removals Person" by Hugh Leonard, an episode in the 1971 LWT comedy anthology series, Six Dates With Barker. The pilot episode has the same plot and a very similar script, even to the extent of Tewson reprising her earlier role. The only significant difference is that in "The Removals Person" Barker's character is named Fred.
Only one series of Clarence was made, which is now available on DVD. The series is also available in Region 4 Australia with the same cover art. The house of Jane Travers, which inspired the opening titles, is located on Malvern Road in Cheltenham
The bbc makes fun of clarence on the british tv sitcom
Plot
In 1937, on the day of King George VI's coronation, Clarence Sale, a myopic removal man is clearing the house of a snooty upper-class lady who is moving abroad. There, he meets Jane Travers, her maid. The pair are mutually attracted and soon Clarence proposes to her. Jane decides that they should have a trial period of living together in a small cottage she has been given in an inheritance to see if they are compatible, with a bolster in the bed to preserve her chastity. The series followed this unconventional relationship, as well as Clarence's attempts at his furniture-moving profession.
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Episodes
This list is ordered by the original air dates on BBC2 in the United Kingdom.