Comedy Playhouse: Where It All Began. Copyright: BBC
Comedy Playhouse: Where It All Began
- TV documentary
- BBC One
- 2014
- 1 episode
A documentary looking back at the original BBC Comedy Playhouse pilot strand, featuring contributions from some of those involved. Features Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, June Whitfield, Paul Merton, Hugh Dennis and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2014
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, June Whitfield, Paul Merton, Hugh Dennis, Beryl Vertue, Bernard Cribbins, Keith Barron and Victoria Wood
- Writers
- Will Ing
- Directors
- Breid McLoone
- Producers
- Breid McLoone and Steven Canny
- Company
A trip through the Comedy Playhouse archive in the company of the people who made some of the most-loved episodes from the original series, as it returns to BBC One for a new run.
From Steptoe & Son to Last Of The Summer Wine, a series of one-off comedy ideas produced some of the most watched comedy series of the last 50 years.
With commentary and insider knowledge from June Whitfield, Paul Merton, Hugh Dennis and top writing team Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Additional details
- Part of
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 29th April 2014 at 11:05pm on BBC One
- Episode length
- 35 minutes
- Most recent repeats
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- Sunday 11th December 2022 at 12:55am on BBC4
- Tuesday 6th December 2022 at 9:30pm on BBC4
- Wednesday 15th December 2021 at 1:55am on BBC4