Courtesy of BFI. Alan Day (Lance Percival). Credit: BBC
Lance At Large
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1964
- 6 episodes (1 series)
First TV series from David Nobbs and Peter Tinniswood, starring Lance Percival as Alan Day. Also features Bernard Spear.
Press clippings
Missing 1960s BBC comedy episode found at Coventry Cathedral
Some more detail has been revealed about the discovery of a wiped 1960s BBC sitcom episode, first reported in October.
Caroline Gall & Kevin Reide, BBC, 14th February 2024David Nobbs and Peter Tinniswood's first sitcom partly recovered
The first ever sitcom from David Nobbs (The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin) and Peter Tinniswood (I Didn't Know You Cared), as well as a long-forgotten comedy from Johnny Speight, are amongst missing episodes to have been recovered in 2023, ahead of a screening this weekend.
British Comedy Guide, 30th November 2023