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'''''World in Ferment''''' is a 1969 [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Satire (film and television)|television satire]] series which parodied current affairs programs, celebrities, and broadcasters.<ref name="Bilbow">{{cite journal|title=TELEVISION TODAY; Reviews: In a rare class of comedy show|author=Marjorie Bilbow|work=[[The Stage and Television Today]]|issue= 4603|date=July 3, 1969|page=12}}</ref> The series was written by [[N. F. Simpson]], produced by [[Ned Sherrin]] and directed by | '''''World in Ferment''''' is a 1969 [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Satire (film and television)|television satire]] series which parodied current affairs programs, celebrities, and broadcasters.<ref name="Bilbow">{{cite journal|title=TELEVISION TODAY; Reviews: In a rare class of comedy show|author=Marjorie Bilbow|work=[[The Stage and Television Today]]|issue= 4603|date=July 3, 1969|page=12}}</ref> The series was written by [[N. F. Simpson]], produced by [[Ned Sherrin]] and directed by Roger Ordish.<ref name="Bilbow"/><ref name="Listener"/> The series aired on [[BBC2]] for one season consisting of six episodes.<ref name="Listener">{{cite journal|title=WORLD IN FERMENT|work=[[The Listener (magazine)|The Listener]]|page=113|volume=82|date=June 1969}}</ref> The series starred [[Jack Shepherd (actor)|Jack Shepherd]] as Doug Searchbaker, [[Irene Handl]] as Madame Astoria, [[Dinsdale Landen]] as Chris Champers, [[Angela Thorne]] as Nancy Chuff, [[John Bird (actor)|John Bird]] as Gerald Pikestaff, [[Eleanor Bron]] as Hildegarde Schindelstein, and actors [[Doug Fisher (actor)|Doug Fisher]], [[Queenie Watts]], and [[Arthur Blake (English actor)|Arthur Blake]] transforming into a variety of roles in [[sketch comedy]] fashion.<ref name="Bilbow"/><ref name="Listener"/> | ||
Reviews for the program were mixed. Critic Marjorie Bilbow in ''[[The Stage and Television Today]]'' wrote the following about the program's sketches, "Not every item was equally successful, but the standard was high enough to put this series into that rare class of comedy show that can be enjoyed on several levels." The review in the ''Television Mail'' was more critical, stating: "'World in Ferment' must be regarded as a failure to realize an idea — an idea which in no doubt made everyone fall about laughing when they first talked about it... It is essentially verbal fun, even literary fun, which does not translate well into visual terms."<ref>{{cite news|title=Professional eye on programmes|author=cyclops|work=[[Television Mail]]|volume=17|issue=47|date=August 8, 1969|page=22}}</ref> | Reviews for the program were mixed. Critic Marjorie Bilbow in ''[[The Stage and Television Today]]'' wrote the following about the program's sketches, "Not every item was equally successful, but the standard was high enough to put this series into that rare class of comedy show that can be enjoyed on several levels." The review in the ''Television Mail'' was more critical, stating: "'World in Ferment' must be regarded as a failure to realize an idea — an idea which in no doubt made everyone fall about laughing when they first talked about it... It is essentially verbal fun, even literary fun, which does not translate well into visual terms."<ref>{{cite news|title=Professional eye on programmes|author=cyclops|work=[[Television Mail]]|volume=17|issue=47|date=August 8, 1969|page=22}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:06, 23 February 2023
World in Ferment is a 1969 British television satire series which parodied current affairs programs, celebrities, and broadcasters.[1] The series was written by N. F. Simpson, produced by Ned Sherrin and directed by Roger Ordish.[1][2] The series aired on BBC2 for one season consisting of six episodes.[2] The series starred Jack Shepherd as Doug Searchbaker, Irene Handl as Madame Astoria, Dinsdale Landen as Chris Champers, Angela Thorne as Nancy Chuff, John Bird as Gerald Pikestaff, Eleanor Bron as Hildegarde Schindelstein, and actors Doug Fisher, Queenie Watts, and Arthur Blake transforming into a variety of roles in sketch comedy fashion.[1][2]
Reviews for the program were mixed. Critic Marjorie Bilbow in The Stage and Television Today wrote the following about the program's sketches, "Not every item was equally successful, but the standard was high enough to put this series into that rare class of comedy show that can be enjoyed on several levels." The review in the Television Mail was more critical, stating: "'World in Ferment' must be regarded as a failure to realize an idea — an idea which in no doubt made everyone fall about laughing when they first talked about it... It is essentially verbal fun, even literary fun, which does not translate well into visual terms."[3]
References
- ^ a b c Marjorie Bilbow (July 3, 1969). "TELEVISION TODAY; Reviews: In a rare class of comedy show". The Stage and Television Today (4603): 12.
- ^ a b c "WORLD IN FERMENT". The Listener. 82: 113. June 1969.
- ^ cyclops (August 8, 1969). "Professional eye on programmes". Television Mail. Vol. 17, no. 47. p. 22.
