For Richer...For Poorer: Difference between revisions
From The Goon Show Depository
No edit summary |
|||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox television | {{Infobox television | ||
| image = For Richer...For Poorer.jpg | | image = For Richer...For Poorer.jpg | ||
| Line 10: | Line 9: | ||
| num_series = | | num_series = | ||
| list_episodes = | | list_episodes = | ||
| network = [[ | | network = [[BBC One|BBC1]] | ||
| first_aired = {{start date|1975|6|25|df=y}} | | first_aired = {{start date|1975|6|25|df=y}} | ||
| last_aired = | | last_aired = | ||
| Line 16: | Line 15: | ||
| followed_by = | | followed_by = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''For Richer...For Poorer''''' was a 1975 [[ | '''''For Richer...For Poorer''''' was a 1975 [[BBC]] television pilot starring [[Harry H. Corbett]] as Bert, a union [[shop steward]] who worships [[Stalin]] and has dreams of becoming a major politician. | ||
Part of a ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' season, this one-off was broadcast on [[ | Part of a ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' season, this one-off was broadcast on [[BBC1]], on Wednesday 25 June 1975. | ||
The show had many overlaps with ''[[Till Death Us Do Part]]''. It had the same writer ([[Johnny Speight]]) and producer ([[Dennis Main Wilson]]). Both shows took their titles from the traditional wedding vows, and Bert was seen as the left-wing equivalent of [[Alf Garnett]]. | The show had many overlaps with ''[[Till Death Us Do Part]]''. It had the same writer ([[Johnny Speight]]) and producer ([[Dennis Main Wilson]]). Both shows took their titles from the traditional wedding vows, and Bert was seen as the left-wing equivalent of [[Alf Garnett]]. | ||
The show is missing from the television archives.<ref>[http://lostshows.com/default.aspx?episode=7cf4a4ed-22d4-4d97-a50f-620912a9d478 "Missing episode in programme ''Comedy Playhouse''"], lostshows.com</ref> | The show is missing from the television archives.<ref>[http://lostshows.com/default.aspx?episode=7cf4a4ed-22d4-4d97-a50f-620912a9d478 "Missing episode in programme ''Comedy Playhouse''"], lostshows.com</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| Line 42: | Line 38: | ||
[[Category:Lost BBC episodes]] | [[Category:Lost BBC episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Till Death Us Do Part]] | [[Category:Till Death Us Do Part]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:10, 23 February 2023
| For Richer...For Poorer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Created by | Johnny Speight |
| Starring | Harry H. Corbett |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 25 June 1975 |
For Richer...For Poorer was a 1975 BBC television pilot starring Harry H. Corbett as Bert, a union shop steward who worships Stalin and has dreams of becoming a major politician.
Part of a Comedy Playhouse season, this one-off was broadcast on BBC1, on Wednesday 25 June 1975.
The show had many overlaps with Till Death Us Do Part. It had the same writer (Johnny Speight) and producer (Dennis Main Wilson). Both shows took their titles from the traditional wedding vows, and Bert was seen as the left-wing equivalent of Alf Garnett.
The show is missing from the television archives.[1]
References
- ^ "Missing episode in programme Comedy Playhouse", lostshows.com
