Spanner's Eleven
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1973
- 1 pilot
Comedy pilot starring Ronnie Barker. Driver Albert Spanner tries to save his beloved past-time job, as manager of the failing local football team. Stars Ronnie Barker, Bill Maynard, Priscilla Morgan, John Cater, Louis Mansi and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1973
- Channels
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Stars
- Ronnie Barker, Bill Maynard, Priscilla Morgan, John Cater, Louis Mansi, Christopher Biggins, Geoffrey Todd, John Rutland and more
- Writer
- Roy Clarke
- Director
- Harold Snoad
- Producers
- Harold Snoad and James Gilbert
- Companies
One of the Seven Of One pilots. Written by Roy Clarke, Ronnie Barker plays Albert Spanner. A man of many trades - notably a local bus driver and chauffeur - he is obsessed with football and his role as manager of Ashfield Athletic Football Club is his pride and joy.
Unfortunately the team is anchored at the bottom of the league, and Spanner is in danger of being sacked from the manager's job and being replaced by "Horace the Vet", who is only interested in repairing player injuries. Can he think of a way to save his position with the local squad?
Additional details
- Part of
- Also known as
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- 7 Of 1: Spanner's Eleven
- Seven Of One: Spanner's Eleven
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 15th April 1973 at 8:15pm on BBC Two
- Episode length
- 30 minutes
- Most recent repeats
-
- Tuesday 5th May 2015 at 1:20pm on Gold
- Monday 3rd November 2014 at 12:00pm on Gold
- Monday 29th September 2014 at 12:00pm on Gold