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| genre = [[Situation comedy|Sitcom]]
| runtime = 30 minutes
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| starring = [[Arthur Askey]]<br>[[June Whitfield]]<br>[[Arthur Mullard]]<br>[[Patricia Hayes]]
| country = United Kingdom
| company = [[Associated Television|ATV]]
| network = [[ITV Network|ITV]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1961|03|11|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1961|04|15|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 6
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'''''The Arthur Askey Show''''' was a short-lived [[black-and-white]] [[British sitcom]] starring [[Arthur Askey]] that ran for six episodes in 1961. It was written by [[Dave Freeman (British writer)|Dave Freeman]]. It was made for the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network by [[Associated TeleVision|ATV]]. The following year Askey appeared in another series ''[[Raise Your Glasses]]'' on the [[BBC One|BBC]].

==Cast==
*[[Arthur Askey]] – Arthur Pilbeam
*[[June Whitfield]] – Emily Pilbeam
*[[Arthur Mullard]] – Mr. Rossiter
*[[Patricia Hayes]] – Mrs. Rossiter

==Plot==
''The Arthur Askey Show'' was set in 1910, and Arthur Pilbeam's wife, Emily, was considerably younger than he was. The next door neighbours are Mr. and Mrs. Rossiter. Amongst the guest stars to make appearances were [[Sam Kydd]], who had appeared in ''[[Arthur's Treasured Volumes]]'' the year before, and [[Guy Middleton]].

==Episodes==
#"Episode One" (11 Mar 1961)
#"Episode Two" (18 Mar 1961)
#"Pilbeam, the Journalist" (25 Mar 1961)
#"Episode Four" (1 Apr 1961)
#"Episode Five" (8 Apr 1961)
#"Episode Six" (15 Apr 1961)

Six more episodes were made, but they were never transmitted. All twelve episodes still exist.

==1959 show==
''The Arthur Askey Show'' was also the name of a six-part ITV stand-up and sketch show featuring Arthur Askey that ran sporadically from 28 February 1959 to 3 September 1960. Three episodes lasted 55 minutes, and three lasted 60 minutes.

==References==
*[[Mark Lewisohn]], "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
*[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/askey/index.html British TV Comedy Guide for ''The Arthur Askey Show'']

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0247854|The Arthur Askey Show}}

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[[Category:1961 British television series debuts]]
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[[Category:1960s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:ITV sitcoms]]

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