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	The '''ninth series''' of '''''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''''', the long-running [[w:BBC\|BBC]] series, consisted of four episodes and aired from 18 December 1969 to 15 January 1970.		The '''ninth series''' of '''''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''''', the long-running [[w:BBC\|BBC]] series, consisted of four episodes and aired from 18 December 1969 to 15 January 1970.

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	!style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|Joint Account		!style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|Joint Account
	\|style="text-align:right; width:~~140px~~"\|18 December 1969		\|style="text-align:right; width:135px"\|18 December 1969
	\|[[Michael Seddon]]		\|Michael Seddon
	\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|[[Keith Barron]] starred as Rodney, who had recently married Celia (played by [[Sarah Atkinson (actress)\|Sarah Atkinson]]), who is a dreadful cook. [[Geoffrey Whitehead]] played George.		\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|[[Keith Barron]] starred as Rodney, who had recently married Celia (played by [[Sarah Atkinson (actress)\|Sarah Atkinson]]), who is a dreadful cook. [[Geoffrey Whitehead]] played George.
	\|{{IMDb title\|0893860\|Joint Account}}		\|{{IMDb title\|0893860\|Joint Account}}
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	!style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|The Jugg Brothers		!style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|The Jugg Brothers
	\|style="text-align:right; width:~~140px~~"\|1 January 1970		\|style="text-align:right; width:135px"\|1 January 1970
	\|[[Bob Grant (actor)\|Bob Grant]] <br />& [[Stephen Lewis (actor)\|Stephen Lewis]]		\|[[Bob Grant (actor)\|Bob Grant]] <br />& [[Stephen Lewis (actor)\|Stephen Lewis]]
	\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis, who starred together in ''[[On The Buses]]'', starred as Robert and Stephen Jugg. [[Fanny Carby]] also starred as Lilly Dolly and [[Queenie Watts]] starred as Annie Bundle.		\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis, who starred together in ''[[On The Buses]]'', starred as Robert and Stephen Jugg. [[Fanny Carby]] also starred as Lilly Dolly and [[Queenie Watts]] starred as Annie Bundle.
	\|~~[https://www.imdb.com/~~title~~/tt0395615/]~~		\|{{IMDb title\|0395615\|The Jugg Brothers}}
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	!style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|An Officer and a Gentleman		!style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|An Officer and a Gentleman
	\|style="text-align:right; width:~~140px~~"\|8 January 1970		\|style="text-align:right; width:135px"\|8 January 1970
	\|style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|[[Myles Rudge]]		\|style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|[[Myles Rudge]]
	\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|In this programme, [[James Grout]] starred as Major Gissing, while [[Ken Wynne]] played Sid Coil, [[Patricia Hayes]] played Mrs Telfer, [[Diana King (actress)\|Diana King]] played Miss Jellicoe and [[Raymond Westwell]] played Dimitri Yevgenyvitch.		\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|In this programme, [[James Grout]] starred as Major Gissing, while [[Ken Wynne]] played Sid Coil, [[Patricia Hayes]] played Mrs Telfer, [[Diana King (actress)\|Diana King]] played Miss Jellicoe and [[Raymond Westwell]] played Dimitri Yevgenyvitch.
	\|~~[https://www.imdb.com/~~title~~/tt0409102/]~~		\|{{IMDb title\|0409102\|An Officer and a Gentleman}}
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	!style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|Who's Your Friend?		!style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|Who's Your Friend?
	\|style="text-align:right; width:~~140px~~"\|15 January 1970		\|style="text-align:right; width:135px"\|15 January 1970
	\|style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|[[Terence Edmond]]		\|style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|[[Terence Edmond]]
	\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|''Who's Your Friend'' was set in an escort agency, with [[Bernard Cribbins]] as Jimmy Sampson, a professional escort. [[Maggie Fitzgibbon]] starred as Laura Marshall and [[Frank Thornton]] appeared as Mr Walters.		\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|''Who's Your Friend'' was set in an escort agency, with [[Bernard Cribbins]] as Jimmy Sampson, a professional escort. [[Maggie Fitzgibbon]] starred as Laura Marshall and [[Frank Thornton]] appeared as Mr Walters.
	\|~~[https://www.imdb.com/~~title~~/tt0901137/]~~		\|{{IMDb title\|0901137\|Who's Your Friend?}}
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	The '''ninth series''' of '''''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''''', the long-running [[BBC]] series, consisted of four episodes and aired from 18 December 1969 to 15 January 1970.		The '''ninth series''' of '''''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''''', the long-running [[w:BBC\|BBC]] series, consisted of four episodes and aired from 18 December 1969 to 15 January 1970.

	==Background==		==Background==
	Series Nine, which was the first to be in colour, consisted of four episodes, each of which had a different cast, storyline and writer. None of the episodes made it to its own series. All episodes were aired on Thursday at 7:30pm on [[BBC One\|BBC1]] and were 30 minutes long.		Series Nine, which was the first to be in colour, consisted of four episodes, each of which had a different cast, storyline and writer. None of the episodes made it to its own series. All episodes were aired on Thursday at 7:30pm on [[w:BBC One\|BBC1]] and were 30 minutes long.

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==
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	\|Joint Account		!style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|Joint Account
	\|18 December 1969		\|style="text-align:right; width:140px"\|18 December 1969
	\|[[Michael Seddon]]		\|[[Michael Seddon]]
	\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|[[Keith Barron]] starred as Rodney, who had recently married Celia (played by [[Sarah Atkinson (actress)\|Sarah Atkinson]]), who is a dreadful cook. [[Geoffrey Whitehead]] played George.		\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|[[Keith Barron]] starred as Rodney, who had recently married Celia (played by [[Sarah Atkinson (actress)\|Sarah Atkinson]]), who is a dreadful cook. [[Geoffrey Whitehead]] played George.
	\|~~[https://www.imdb.com/~~title~~/tt0893860/]~~		\|{{IMDb title\|0893860\|Joint Account}}
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	\|The Jugg Brothers		!style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|The Jugg Brothers
	\|1 January 1970		\|style="text-align:right; width:140px"\|1 January 1970
	\|[[Bob Grant (actor)\|Bob Grant]] <br />& [[Stephen Lewis (actor)\|Stephen Lewis]]		\|[[Bob Grant (actor)\|Bob Grant]] <br />& [[Stephen Lewis (actor)\|Stephen Lewis]]
	\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis, who starred together in ''[[On The Buses]]'', starred as Robert and Stephen Jugg. [[Fanny Carby]] also starred as Lilly Dolly and [[Queenie Watts]] starred as Annie Bundle.		\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis, who starred together in ''[[On The Buses]]'', starred as Robert and Stephen Jugg. [[Fanny Carby]] also starred as Lilly Dolly and [[Queenie Watts]] starred as Annie Bundle.
	\|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395615/]		\|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395615/]
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	\|An Officer and a Gentleman		!style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|An Officer and a Gentleman
	\|8 January 1970		\|style="text-align:right; width:140px"\|8 January 1970
	\|[[Myles Rudge]]		\|style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|[[Myles Rudge]]
	\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|In this programme, [[James Grout]] starred as Major Gissing, while [[Ken Wynne]] played Sid Coil, [[Patricia Hayes]] played Mrs Telfer, [[Diana King (actress)\|Diana King]] played Miss Jellicoe and [[Raymond Westwell]] played Dimitri Yevgenyvitch.		\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|In this programme, [[James Grout]] starred as Major Gissing, while [[Ken Wynne]] played Sid Coil, [[Patricia Hayes]] played Mrs Telfer, [[Diana King (actress)\|Diana King]] played Miss Jellicoe and [[Raymond Westwell]] played Dimitri Yevgenyvitch.
	\|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409102/]		\|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409102/]
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	\|Who's Your Friend?		!style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|Who's Your Friend?
	\|15 January 1970		\|style="text-align:right; width:140px"\|15 January 1970
	\|[[Terence Edmond]]		\|style="text-align:left; width:150px"\|[[Terence Edmond]]
	\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|''Who's Your Friend'' was set in an escort agency, with [[Bernard Cribbins]] as Jimmy Sampson, a professional escort. [[Maggie Fitzgibbon]] starred as Laura Marshall and [[Frank Thornton]] appeared as Mr Walters.		\| style="font-size: 100%;" \|''Who's Your Friend'' was set in an escort agency, with [[Bernard Cribbins]] as Jimmy Sampson, a professional escort. [[Maggie Fitzgibbon]] starred as Laura Marshall and [[Frank Thornton]] appeared as Mr Walters.
	\|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901137/]		\|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901137/]
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The '''ninth series''' of '''''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''''', the long-running [[BBC]] series, consisted of four episodes and aired from 18 December 1969 to 15 January 1970.

==Background==
Series Nine, which was the first to be in colour, consisted of four episodes, each of which had a different cast, storyline and writer. None of the episodes made it to its own series. All episodes were aired on Thursday at 7:30pm on [[BBC One|BBC1]] and were 30 minutes long.

==Episodes==
{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 100%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
! Title
! '''Airdate'''
! Writers
! '''Overview'''
!IMDb link
|-
|Joint Account
|18 December 1969
|[[Michael Seddon]]
| style="font-size: 100%;" |[[Keith Barron]] starred as Rodney, who had recently married Celia (played by [[Sarah Atkinson (actress)|Sarah Atkinson]]), who is a dreadful cook. [[Geoffrey Whitehead]] played George.
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893860/]
|-
|The Jugg Brothers
|1 January 1970
|[[Bob Grant (actor)|Bob Grant]] <br />& [[Stephen Lewis (actor)|Stephen Lewis]]
| style="font-size: 100%;" |Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis, who starred together in ''[[On The Buses]]'', starred as Robert and Stephen Jugg. [[Fanny Carby]] also starred as Lilly Dolly and [[Queenie Watts]] starred as Annie Bundle.
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395615/]
|-
|An Officer and a Gentleman
|8 January 1970
|[[Myles Rudge]]
| style="font-size: 100%;" |In this programme, [[James Grout]] starred as Major Gissing, while [[Ken Wynne]] played Sid Coil, [[Patricia Hayes]] played Mrs Telfer, [[Diana King (actress)|Diana King]] played Miss Jellicoe and [[Raymond Westwell]] played Dimitri Yevgenyvitch.
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409102/]
|-
|Who's Your Friend?
|15 January 1970
|[[Terence Edmond]]
| style="font-size: 100%;" |''Who's Your Friend'' was set in an escort agency, with [[Bernard Cribbins]] as Jimmy Sampson, a professional escort. [[Maggie Fitzgibbon]] starred as Laura Marshall and [[Frank Thornton]] appeared as Mr Walters.
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901137/]
|}

==References==
*[[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'']

[[Category:Comedy Playhouse|Comedy Playhouse (series 9)]]

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