On The Margin. Copyright: BBC
On The Margin

On The Margin

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Two
  • 1966
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

A satirical sketch series hosted by Alan Bennett during the 60s satire boom. Most of this series has been wiped by the BBC. Stars Alan Bennett.

Alan Bennett's On The Margin

On the Margin was a six part BBC 2 TV British satirical comedy sketch show written and performed by Alan Bennett and a regular cast including John Sergeant. Produced by Sydney Lotterby of Yes Minister and Porridge fame, each instalment featured a mixture of sketches (some foreshadowing Bennett's subsequent television dramas, others mocking television cliches, such as documentaries about working-class Northern writers and discussion programmes featuring pretentious critics). This CD is a never before broadcast compilation of sketches and extracts from the TV series before the tapes were wiped.

First released: Thursday 8th October 2009

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