Country of origin United Kingdom Running time 30 minutes First episode date 11 March 1961 Genre Sitcom | No. of episodes 6 Original network ITV Final episode date 15 April 1961 Number of episodes 6 | |
Starring Arthur AskeyJune WhitfieldArthur MullardPatricia Hayes Original release 11 March – 15 April 1961 Cast Similar Faces of Jim, Yus - My Dear, Beggar My Neighbour, Romany Jones, The World of Beachcomber | ||
The Arthur Askey Show was a short-lived black-and-white British sitcom starring Arthur Askey that ran for six episodes in 1961. It was written by Dave Freeman. It was made for the ITV network by ATV.
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Cast
Plot
The Arthur Askey Show was set in 1910, and Arthur Pilbeam's wife, Emily, was considerably younger than he was. The next door neighbours are Mr. and Mrs. Rossiter. Amongst the guest stars to make appearances were Sam Kydd, who had appeared in Arthur's Treasured Volumes the year before, and Guy Middleton.
Episodes
- "Episode One" (11 Mar 1961)
- "Episode Two" (18 Mar 1961)
- "Pilbeam, the Journalist" (25 Mar 1961)
- "Episode Four" (1 Apr 1961)
- "Episode Five" (8 Apr 1961)
- "Episode Six" (15 Apr 1961)
Six more episodes were made, but they were never transmitted. All twelve episodes still exist.
1959 show
The Arthur Askey Show was also the name of a six-part ITV stand-up and sketch show featuring Arthur Askey that ran sporadically from 28 February 1959 to 3 September 1960. Three episodes lasted 55 minutes, and three lasted 60 minutes.