Curry & Chips. Arthur Blenkinsop (Eric Sykes). Copyright: London Weekend Television
Curry & Chips

Curry & Chips

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1969
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Friction comes to a factory floor when a new, foreign employee begins work. Stars Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes, Kenny Lynch, Norman Rossington, Sam Kydd and more.

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Were some of the greats really that offensive?

Offensive or just harmless fun? Perhaps we have just changed as a society and comedy may never be the same again.

British Classic Comedy, 1st May 2021

Written by Alf Garnett creator Johnny Speight, ITV's notorious, short-lived 1969 sitcom centred around the workers of a factory named Lillicrap Ltd. It starred a blacked-up Spike Milligan as an Asian immigrant named Kevin O'Grady (his workmates dubbed him 'P*ki P*ddy'). Speight maintains that he was challenging racism, but some felt the programme reinforced it.

Lorna Cooper, MSN Entertainment, 12th August 2008

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