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	{{Short description\|Second series of the BBC series Comedy Playhouse}}The '''second series''' of '''''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''''', the long-running [[BBC]] series, aired from 1 March 1963 to 12 April 1963. All the episodes were written by [[Galton and Simpson\|Ray Galton]] and [[Galton and Simpson\|Alan Simpson]].		{{Short description\|Second series of the BBC series Comedy Playhouse}}
			The '''second series''' of '''''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''''', the long-running [[BBC]] series, aired from 1 March 1963 to 12 April 1963. All the episodes were written by [[Galton and Simpson\|Ray Galton]] and [[Galton and Simpson\|Alan Simpson]].

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{{Short description|Second series of the BBC series Comedy Playhouse}}The '''second series''' of '''''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''''', the long-running [[BBC]] series, aired from 1 March 1963 to 12 April 1963. All the episodes were written by [[Galton and Simpson|Ray Galton]] and [[Galton and Simpson|Alan Simpson]].

==Background==
The second series, which was in [[black and white]], consisted of six episodes, each of which had a different cast and storyline. None of the episodes made it to its own series. All episodes were aired on Friday; ''Our Man in Moscow'' at 8.45pm, ''And Here, All The Way From...'' and ''A Clerical Error'' at 8.50pm, ''Impasse'' at 8pm, ''Have You Read This Notice'' at 8.20pm and ''The Handyman'' at 7.50pm. ''Have You Read This Notice'' is the only episode of this second series which is listed as being [[Wiping|lost]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=ff3578ef-0c2a-482a-8c42-e2b95992bc96|title=Missing or incomplete episodes for programme ''Comedy Playhouse''|website=Lost Shows|accessdate=8 February 2017}}</ref>

==Episodes==
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|Our Man in Moscow
|1 March 1963
|30 mins
| style="font-size: 100%;" |[[Robert Morley]] played Sir William Hunter, the [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Russia|British Ambassador to Russia]], who faces a problem when Nicolai (played by [[Patrick Wymark]]), a Russian [[tuba]] player, applies for asylum. Hunter's secretary Mortimer is played by [[Frank Thornton]] while the Russian Culture Minister Kulkinoff is played by [[Anthony Newlands]].
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276380/]
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|And Here, All The Way From...
|8 March 1963
|25 mins
| style="font-size: 100%;" |District Commissioner Donald Lawrence (played by [[Eric Barker]]) goes all the way to [[Shepherd's Bush]] from [[Borneo]] to meet his brother Rodney (not seen) who is being honoured with a ''[[This Is Your Life (American franchise)|This Is Your Life]]'' show. However, when Donald finally gets there he discovers it has been called off because his brother disapproved. Also starring [[Erica Rogers]] as Pamela Lawrence, [[Terence Alexander]] as Robin Ampleforth, [[Roger Delgado]] and [[Roger Avon]].
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408490/]
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|Impasse
|15 March 1963
|25 mins
| style="font-size: 100%;" |Two drivers, one in a [[Bentley]] the other in a small, rundown car, meet each other halfway down a narrow country lane. Both refuse to give way, and the situation becomes worse when both the [[The Automobile Association|AA]] and [[RAC plc|RAC]] arrive and begin to defend their respective members. [[Bernard Cribbins]] plays Mr Spooner, [[Yootha Joyce]] plays his wife, [[Leslie Phillips]] plays Mr Ferris, [[Georgina Cookson]] plays Mrs Ferris, [[Harry Locke]] plays the AA man, [[Duncan Macrae (actor)|Duncan Macrae]] plays the RAC man and [[Campbell Singer]] plays the Police Constable. This was remade as the ''Pride'' segment in the anthology film ''[[The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins]]'', and again for ''[[Paul Merton In Galton & Simpson's...]]'' in 1996.
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276214/]
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|Have You Read This Notice?
|29 March 1963
|25 mins
| style="font-size: 100%;" |[[Frankie Howerd]] plays Norman Fox, who is coming back from a holiday in [[Switzerland]] and is plagued by conscience when going through Customs due to the [[watch]] he bought there. Also starring [[Bill Kerr]] as the first Customs officer, [[Edwin Apps]] as the aeroplane passenger and [[Graham Ashley]].
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276188/]
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|A Clerical Error
|5 April 1963
|25 mins
| style="font-size: 100%;" |[[John Le Mesurier]] plays a con man recently released from [[Wormwood Scrubs (HM Prison)|Wormwood Scrubs]] called Caleb Bullrush. Bullrush dresses up as a vicar and goes to a [[public house|pub]] to try and collect money for charity. Also starring [[Russell Napier]] as the Police Inspector, [[Yootha Joyce]] as Rita, [[Blake Butler]], [[Andy Devine (English actor)|Andy Devine]] and [[John Caesar (actor)|John Caesar]]. ''A Clerical Error'' was remade for ''[[The Galton & Simpson Radio Playhouse]]'' and broadcast on 12 January 1999 on [[BBC Radio 4]] and starred [[Keith Barron]] as Bullrush and [[June Whitfield]] as Rita.
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398869/]
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|The Handyman
|12 April 1963
|25 mins
| style="font-size: 100%;" |Lionel Hogg (played by [[Alfred Marks]]) is an unemployed, but highly qualified machine minder who is given a temporary job as [[handyperson|handyman]] at a health clinic. Also starring [[Anthony Sharp]] as Dr Dennison, [[Damaris Hayman]] as Matron, [[Frank Williams (actor)|Frank Williams]] as the Labour Exchange clerk, [[Edwin Apps]] as the first card player, [[Julian Orchard]] as the second card player and [[John Harvey (actor)|John Harvey]].
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494705/]
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==References==
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*[[Mark Lewisohn]], "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
*[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/complay/index.html British TV Comedy Guide for ''Comedy Playhouse'']

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