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	'''''Alfred Marks Time''''' is a British television comedy series which aired from 1956 to 1961 on [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]. Starring comedian [[Alfred Marks]], the series often parodied popular movies and TV shows.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/alfred_marks_time/\|title=Alfred Marks Time - ITV Sketch Show - British Comedy Guide\|first=British Comedy\|last=Guide\|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref> It was produced by [[Associated-Rediffusion]] Television, and [[Jack Hylton]] Productions.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8d960108\|title=Alfred Marks Time (1961)\|publisher=}}</ref>		'''''Alfred Marks Time''''' is a British television comedy series which aired from 1956 to 1961 on [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]. Starring comedian [[Alfred Marks]], the series often parodied popular movies and TV shows.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/alfred_marks_time/\|title=Alfred Marks Time - ITV Sketch Show - British Comedy Guide\|first=British Comedy\|last=Guide\|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref> It was produced by [[Associated-Rediffusion]] Television, and [[Jack Hylton]] Productions.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8d960108\|title=Alfred Marks Time (1961)\|publisher=}}</ref>

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'''''Alfred Marks Time''''' is a British television comedy series which aired from 1956 to 1961 on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. Starring comedian [[Alfred Marks]], the series often parodied popular movies and TV shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/alfred_marks_time/|title=Alfred Marks Time - ITV Sketch Show - British Comedy Guide|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref> It was produced by [[Associated-Rediffusion]] Television, and [[Jack Hylton]] Productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8d960108|title=Alfred Marks Time (1961)|publisher=}}</ref>

[[Denis Gifford]] wrote, "''Alfred Marks Time'', with its bellowed intro, began on 12 April 1956, and presented an unprecedented parade of surprise guest stars, all unbilled. These included [[Peter Sellers]], glamorous movie queen [[Greta Gynt]], film hero [[Robert Beatty]], television quizmaster [[Hughie Green]], singer Lucille Mapp, mouth organ player [[Tommy Reilly (harmonica player)|Tommy Reilly]], comic [[Kenneth Connor]], as well as an appearance by Mrs Marks, [[Paddie O'Neil]], who would return for a reunion on the 21st show."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/obituary-alfred-marks-5609700.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508103337/http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/obituary-alfred-marks-5609700.html |archive-date=2017-05-08 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=Obituary : Alfred Marks|date=2 July 1996|publisher=}}</ref>

Of the 38 episodes produced, only five are known to survive.<ref name="lostshows">{{cite web|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=9e916a21-11b1-4960-af13-aa7470acb00e|title=Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine|publisher=lostshows.com|accessdate=2015-04-02}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396967/ ''Alfred Marks Time'' on IMDb]

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