Sykes and a... - Revision history

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	\| image = Sykes_and_a...jpg		\| image = Sykes_and_a...jpg
	\| caption = [[w:VHS\|VHS]] cover		\| caption = [[VHS\|VHS]] cover
	\| genre = [[Sitcom]]		\| genre = [[Sitcom]]
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	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| language = English		\| language = English
	\| network = [[w:BBC One\|BBC/BBC 1]]		\| network = [[BBC One\|BBC/BBC 1]]
	\| producer = {{plainlist\|		\| producer = {{plainlist\|
	* [[Dennis Main Wilson]] (1960-62)		* [[Dennis Main Wilson]] (1960-62)
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	'''''Sykes and a...''''' is a [[w:black-and-white\|black-and-white]] [[w:Television in the United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:British sitcom\|sitcom]] starring [[Eric Sykes]] and [[Hattie Jacques]] that aired on [[w:BBC One\|BBC 1]] from 1960 to 1965.<ref name="BBC Comedy">{{cite news\|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy\|first=Mark\|last=Lewisohn\|publisher=[[BBC]]\|year=2003}}</ref> It was written by [[Eric Sykes]], [[Johnny Speight]], [[John Antrobus]] and [[Spike Milligan]]. ''Sykes and a...'' was the first television series to feature both Sykes and Jacques, who later starred in ''[[Sykes and a Big, Big Show]]'' and ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'',<ref name="BBC Comedy"/> the latter of which featured the same characters.		'''''Sykes and a...''''' is a [[black-and-white\|black-and-white]] [[Television in the United Kingdom\|British]] [[British sitcom\|sitcom]] starring [[Eric Sykes]] and [[Hattie Jacques]] that aired on [[BBC One\|BBC 1]] from 1960 to 1965.<ref name="BBC Comedy">{{cite news\|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy\|first=Mark\|last=Lewisohn\|publisher=[[BBC]]\|year=2003}}</ref> It was written by [[Eric Sykes]], [[Johnny Speight]], [[John Antrobus]] and [[Spike Milligan]]. ''Sykes and a...'' was the first television series to feature both Sykes and Jacques, who later starred in ''[[Sykes and a Big, Big Show]]'' and ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'',<ref name="BBC Comedy"/> the latter of which featured the same characters.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Eric is an accident-prone childlike man who lives with his [[w:twin\|twin]] sister Hattie in a terraced house, 24 Sebastopol Terrace, in [[w:Acton, London\|East Acton]]. Both are unmarried. Their busybody neighbour Charles Brown often interferes, until he [[w:emigration\|emigrates]] to [[w:Australia\|Australia]]. The local policeman, who makes occasional appearances, is Corky Turnbull.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1374243/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Sykes and a... (1960-65)\|website=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>		Eric is an accident-prone childlike man who lives with his [[twin\|twin]] sister Hattie in a terraced house, 24 Sebastopol Terrace, in [[Acton, London\|East Acton]]. Both are unmarried. Their busybody neighbour Charles Brown often interferes, until he [[emigration\|emigrates]] to [[Australia\|Australia]]. The local policeman, who makes occasional appearances, is Corky Turnbull.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1374243/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Sykes and a... (1960-65)\|website=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==
	Out of the 59 episodes, 32 have been [[w:wiping\|lost]], as well as the 1962 short episode featured in ''[[w:Christmas Night with the Stars\|Christmas Night with the Stars]]''.<ref name="Missing">{{cite news\|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~m.brown1/sykes.htm\|title=Sykes BBC, 1960-65\|publisher=The British TV Missing Episodes Index\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929110638/http://www.btinternet.com/~m.brown1/sykes.htm\|archive-date=2007-09-29}}</ref>		Out of the 59 episodes, 32 have been [[wiping\|lost]], as well as the 1962 short episode featured in ''[[Christmas Night with the Stars\|Christmas Night with the Stars]]''.<ref name="Missing">{{cite news\|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~m.brown1/sykes.htm\|title=Sykes BBC, 1960-65\|publisher=The British TV Missing Episodes Index\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929110638/http://www.btinternet.com/~m.brown1/sykes.htm\|archive-date=2007-09-29}}</ref>

	===Series One (1960)===		===Series One (1960)===
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	===Short Special (1962)===		===Short Special (1962)===
	*"Sykes and his Sister" (part of ''[[w:Christmas Night with the Stars\|Christmas Night with the Stars]]''; 25 December 1962). This edition of ''Christmas Night with the Stars'' also included shorts from ''Steptoe and Son'' and ''The Rag Trade'' (missing).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/93e06e3c35714e8cb4da591f8e123c3b\|title=Broadcast - BBC Programme Index\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>		*"Sykes and his Sister" (part of ''[[Christmas Night with the Stars\|Christmas Night with the Stars]]''; 25 December 1962). This edition of ''Christmas Night with the Stars'' also included shorts from ''Steptoe and Son'' and ''The Rag Trade'' (missing).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/93e06e3c35714e8cb4da591f8e123c3b\|title=Broadcast - BBC Programme Index\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

	===Series Six (1963)===		===Series Six (1963)===

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	===Short Special (1962)===		===Short Special (1962)===
	*"Sykes and his Sister" (part of ''[[Christmas Night with the Stars]]''; 25 December 1962). This edition of ''Christmas Night with the Stars'' also included shorts from ''Steptoe and Son'' and ''The Rag Trade'' (missing).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/93e06e3c35714e8cb4da591f8e123c3b\|title=Broadcast - BBC Programme Index\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>		*"Sykes and his Sister" (part of ''[[w:Christmas Night with the Stars\|Christmas Night with the Stars]]''; 25 December 1962). This edition of ''Christmas Night with the Stars'' also included shorts from ''Steptoe and Son'' and ''The Rag Trade'' (missing).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/93e06e3c35714e8cb4da591f8e123c3b\|title=Broadcast - BBC Programme Index\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

	===Series Six (1963)===		===Series Six (1963)===

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	{{Infobox television		{{Infobox television
	\| image = Sykes_and_a...jpg		\| image = Sykes_and_a...jpg
	\| caption = [[VHS]] cover		\| caption = [[w:VHS\|VHS]] cover
	\| genre = [[Sitcom]]		\| genre = [[Sitcom]]
	\| runtime = {{plainlist\|		\| runtime = {{plainlist\|
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	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| language = English		\| language = English
	\| network = [[BBC One\|BBC/BBC 1]]		\| network = [[w:BBC One\|BBC/BBC 1]]
	\| producer = {{plainlist\|		\| producer = {{plainlist\|
	* [[Dennis Main Wilson]] (1960-62)		* [[Dennis Main Wilson]] (1960-62)
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	'''''Sykes and a...''''' is a [[black-and-white]] [[Television in the United Kingdom\|British]] [[British sitcom\|sitcom]] starring [[Eric Sykes]] and [[Hattie Jacques]] that aired on [[BBC One\|BBC 1]] from 1960 to 1965.<ref name="BBC Comedy">{{cite news\|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy\|first=Mark\|last=Lewisohn\|publisher=[[BBC]]\|year=2003}}</ref> It was written by [[Eric Sykes]], [[Johnny Speight]], [[John Antrobus]] and [[Spike Milligan]]. ''Sykes and a...'' was the first television series to feature both Sykes and Jacques, who later starred in ''[[Sykes and a Big, Big Show]]'' and ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'',<ref name="BBC Comedy"/> the latter of which featured the same characters.		'''''Sykes and a...''''' is a [[w:black-and-white\|black-and-white]] [[w:Television in the United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:British sitcom\|sitcom]] starring [[Eric Sykes]] and [[Hattie Jacques]] that aired on [[w:BBC One\|BBC 1]] from 1960 to 1965.<ref name="BBC Comedy">{{cite news\|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy\|first=Mark\|last=Lewisohn\|publisher=[[BBC]]\|year=2003}}</ref> It was written by [[Eric Sykes]], [[Johnny Speight]], [[John Antrobus]] and [[Spike Milligan]]. ''Sykes and a...'' was the first television series to feature both Sykes and Jacques, who later starred in ''[[Sykes and a Big, Big Show]]'' and ''[[Sykes (TV series)\|Sykes]]'',<ref name="BBC Comedy"/> the latter of which featured the same characters.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Eric is an accident-prone childlike man who lives with his [[twin]] sister Hattie in a terraced house, 24 Sebastopol Terrace, in [[Acton, London\|East Acton]]. Both are unmarried. Their busybody neighbour Charles Brown often interferes, until he [[emigration\|emigrates]] to [[Australia]]. The local policeman, who makes occasional appearances, is Corky Turnbull.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1374243/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Sykes and a... (1960-65)\|website=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>		Eric is an accident-prone childlike man who lives with his [[w:twin\|twin]] sister Hattie in a terraced house, 24 Sebastopol Terrace, in [[w:Acton, London\|East Acton]]. Both are unmarried. Their busybody neighbour Charles Brown often interferes, until he [[w:emigration\|emigrates]] to [[w:Australia\|Australia]]. The local policeman, who makes occasional appearances, is Corky Turnbull.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1374243/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Sykes and a... (1960-65)\|website=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==
	Out of the 59 episodes, 32 have been [[wiping\|lost]], as well as the 1962 short episode featured in ''[[Christmas Night with the Stars]]''.<ref name="Missing">{{cite news\|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~m.brown1/sykes.htm\|title=Sykes BBC, 1960-65\|publisher=The British TV Missing Episodes Index\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929110638/http://www.btinternet.com/~m.brown1/sykes.htm\|archive-date=2007-09-29}}</ref>		Out of the 59 episodes, 32 have been [[w:wiping\|lost]], as well as the 1962 short episode featured in ''[[w:Christmas Night with the Stars\|Christmas Night with the Stars]]''.<ref name="Missing">{{cite news\|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~m.brown1/sykes.htm\|title=Sykes BBC, 1960-65\|publisher=The British TV Missing Episodes Index\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929110638/http://www.btinternet.com/~m.brown1/sykes.htm\|archive-date=2007-09-29}}</ref>

	===Series One (1960)===		===Series One (1960)===

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{{Infobox television
| image = Sykes_and_a...jpg
| caption = [[VHS]] cover
| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| runtime = {{plainlist|
* 35×25 minutes
* 24×30 minutes
}}
| creator =
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Eric Sykes]]
* [[Hattie Jacques]]
* [[Richard Wattis]]
}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| network = [[BBC One|BBC/BBC 1]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
* [[Dennis Main Wilson]] (1960-62)
* [[Sydney Lotterby]] (1963-65)
}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|1960|1|29|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1965|11|16|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 59 + 1 short
| list_episodes =
| followed_by = ''[[Sykes (TV series)|Sykes]]''
}}
'''''Sykes and a...''''' is a [[black-and-white]] [[Television in the United Kingdom|British]] [[British sitcom|sitcom]] starring [[Eric Sykes]] and [[Hattie Jacques]] that aired on [[BBC One|BBC 1]] from 1960 to 1965.<ref name="BBC Comedy">{{cite news|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy|first=Mark|last=Lewisohn|publisher=[[BBC]]|year=2003}}</ref> It was written by [[Eric Sykes]], [[Johnny Speight]], [[John Antrobus]] and [[Spike Milligan]]. ''Sykes and a...'' was the first television series to feature both Sykes and Jacques, who later starred in ''[[Sykes and a Big, Big Show]]'' and ''[[Sykes (TV series)|Sykes]]'',<ref name="BBC Comedy"/> the latter of which featured the same characters.

==Cast==
*[[Eric Sykes]] - Himself
*[[Hattie Jacques]] - Hattie Sykes
*[[Deryck Guyler]] - PC Wilfred "Corky" Turnbull
*[[Richard Wattis]] - Charles Brown ''(series 1 to 3)''

==Plot==
Eric is an accident-prone childlike man who lives with his [[twin]] sister Hattie in a terraced house, 24 Sebastopol Terrace, in [[Acton, London|East Acton]]. Both are unmarried. Their busybody neighbour Charles Brown often interferes, until he [[emigration|emigrates]] to [[Australia]]. The local policeman, who makes occasional appearances, is Corky Turnbull.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1374243/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Sykes and a... (1960-65)|website=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>

==Episodes==
Out of the 59 episodes, 32 have been [[wiping|lost]], as well as the 1962 short episode featured in ''[[Christmas Night with the Stars]]''.<ref name="Missing">{{cite news|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~m.brown1/sykes.htm|title=Sykes BBC, 1960-65|publisher=The British TV Missing Episodes Index|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929110638/http://www.btinternet.com/~m.brown1/sykes.htm|archive-date=2007-09-29}}</ref>

===Series One (1960)===
#"Sykes and a Telephone" (29 January 1960)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b80776170|title=Sykes and a Telephone (1960)|website=BFI}}</ref>
#"Sykes and a Burglary" (5 February 1960)
#"Sykes and a New Car" (12 February 1960)
#"Sykes and an Uncle" (19 February 1960)
#"Sykes and a Lodger" (26 February 1960)

The entire series is missing from the BBC Archives.

===Series Two (1960)===
#"Sykes and a Movie Camera" (11 August 1960)
#"Sykes and a Library Book" (18 August 1960)
#"Sykes and a Holiday" (25 August 1960)
#"Sykes and an Egg" (1 September 1960)
#"Sykes and a Brave Deed" (8 September 1960)
#"Sykes and a Cheque Book" (15 September 1960)

Only "Sykes and a Holiday" still exists in the BBC Archives. In 2021 it was confirmed "Sykes and a Movie Camera" existed in the CBC archive in Canada, making it the earliest episode known to exist. The rest of this series is missing.

===Series Three (1961)===
#"Sykes and a Window" (4 January 1961)
#"Sykes and a Salesman" (11 January 1961)
#"Sykes and a Fancy Dress" (18 January 1961)
#"Sykes and a Bath" (25 January 1961)
#"Sykes and a Marriage" (1 February 1961)
#"Sykes and an Ankle" (8 February 1961)

Episodes 1 and 3 are missing from the BBC Archives.

===Series Four (1961)===
#"Sykes and a Mission" (14 April 1961)
#"Sykes and a Stranger" (21 April 1961)
#"Sykes and a Cat" (28 April 1961)
#"Sykes and a Bandage" (5 May 1961)
#"Sykes and a Suspicion" (12 May 1961)
#"Sykes and a Surprise" (19 May 1961)

Episodes 1, 4, 5 and 6 are missing from the BBC Archives.

===Series Five (1962)===
#"Sykes and a Gamble" (30 January 1962)
#"Sykes and a Job" (6 February 1962)
#"Sykes and a Boat" (13 February 1962)
#"Sykes and a Journey" (20 February 1962)
#"Sykes and an Elephant" (27 February 1962)
#"Sykes and a Rolls" (6 March 1962)
#"Sykes and a Haunting" (13 March 1962)
#"Sykes and a Dream" (20 March 1962)

All the episodes of this series still exist in the BBC Archives.

===Short Special (1962)===
*"Sykes and his Sister" (part of ''[[Christmas Night with the Stars]]''; 25 December 1962). This edition of ''Christmas Night with the Stars'' also included shorts from ''Steptoe and Son'' and ''The Rag Trade'' (missing).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/93e06e3c35714e8cb4da591f8e123c3b|title=Broadcast - BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

===Series Six (1963)===
#"Sykes and a Fog" (21 February 1963)
#"Sykes and a Phobia" (28 February 1963)
#"Sykes and a Camping Trip" (7 March 1963)
#"Sykes and a Picture" (14 March 1963)
#"Sykes and a Mouse" (21 March 1963)
#"Sykes and a Walk" (28 March 1963)
#"Sykes and a Referee" (4 April 1963)
#"Sykes and a Pub" (11 April 1963)

Episodes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8 are missing from the BBC Archives.

===Series Seven (1964)===
#"Sykes and a Box" (25 February 1964)
#"Sykes and a Plank" (3 March 1964). This episode was later adapted into a short film in 1967 and 1979.
#"Sykes and a Search" (10 March 1964)
#"Sykes and a Following" (17 March 1964)
#"Sykes and a Menace" (24 March 1964)
#"Sykes and a Log Cabin" (31 March 1964)
#"Sykes and a Band" (7 April 1964)

Episodes 3, 5 and 7 are missing from the BBC Archives.

===Series Eight (1964)===
#"Sykes and Two Birthdays" (30 October 1964)
#"Sykes and a Hypnotist" (6 November 1964)
#"Sykes and a Protest" (13 November 1964)
#"Sykes and a Bird" (20 November 1964)
#"Sykes and a Cold War" (27 November 1964)
#"Sykes and a Cold" (4 December 1964)

Episodes 1, 3 and 4 are missing from the BBC Archives.

===Series Nine (1965)===
#"Sykes and a Mountain" (5 October 1965)
#"Sykes and a Deb" (12 October 1965)
#"Sykes and a Business" (19 October 1965)
#"Sykes and a Golfer" (26 October 1965)
#"Sykes and a Big Brother" (2 November 1965)
#"Sykes and a Uniform" (9 November 1965)
#"Sykes and a Nest Egg" (16 November 1965)

Episodes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 are missing from the BBC Archives.

==References==
;Specific
{{reflist}}
;General
*[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/sykes/index.html ''Sykes and A...''] at the British TV Comedy Guide

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0344727}}
* {{Screenonline TV title|id=1374243}}

{{Johnny Speight}}

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