Comedy Playhouse

1961-12-15 Comedy 6

Comedy Playhouse is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes later graduated to their own series, including Steptoe and Son, Till Death Us Do Part, All Gas and Gaiters, The Liver Birds, Are You Being Served? and Last of the Summer Wine, which is the world's longest running sitcom, having run from January 1973 to August 2010.

Storyline

First Aired

1961-12-15
Last Aired

2017-09-15
Creator
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

18
Episodes

135
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC One

Keywords:

anthology

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1. Cliquot et Fils

An undertaker in 1920s France needs to drum up trade for his ailing business.

An undertaker in 1920s France needs to drum up trade for his ailing business.Less

30mins 1961-12-15

2. Lunch in the Park

A pair of office workers have for ten years spent their lunch hour on the same park bench.

A pair of office workers have for ten years spent their lunch hour on the same park bench.Less

30mins 1961-12-22

3. The Private Lives of Edward Whitely

The misadventures of bigamist Edward Whitely.

The misadventures of bigamist Edward Whitely.Less

30mins 1961-12-29

4. The Offer

Harold Steptoe, a middle aged rag and bone man, yearns to break away from the clutches of his elderly,...More

Harold Steptoe, a middle aged rag and bone man, yearns to break away from the clutches of his elderly, conniving, and disgusting father, but events always conspire against him.Less