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'''''The Frankie Howerd Show''''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] comedy television series which aired on [[CBC Television]] in 1976. Howerd was an established British comic who was placed in a Canadian setting for this series. | '''''The Frankie Howerd Show''''' is a [[w:Television in Canada|Canadian]] comedy television series which aired on [[w:CBC Television|CBC Television]] in 1976. Howerd was an established British comic who was placed in a Canadian setting for this series. | ||
==Premise== | ==Premise== | ||
Originally titled ''Oooh, Canada'', Frankie Howerd starred as a Briton living in Toronto who attempted to find work in Canada. He lived in a decrepit Toronto rooming house operated by landlady Mrs. Otterby (Ruth Springford) and her son (Gary Files). Other regular characters were Wally Wheeler ([[Jack Duffy]]), a fugitive from alimony, and Denise (Peggy Mahon), a dancer and model who was often the butt of Howerd's lewd jokes.<ref name=CCF>{{cite web | url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=1207 | first=John | last=Corcelli | date=August 2005 | title=The Frankie Howerd Show | publisher=Canadian Communications Foundation | accessdate=7 May 2010 }}</ref> | Originally titled ''Oooh, Canada'', Frankie Howerd starred as a Briton living in Toronto who attempted to find work in Canada. He lived in a decrepit Toronto rooming house operated by landlady Mrs. Otterby (Ruth Springford) and her son (Gary Files). Other regular characters were Wally Wheeler ([[w:Jack Duffy|Jack Duffy]]), a fugitive from alimony, and Denise (Peggy Mahon), a dancer and model who was often the butt of Howerd's lewd jokes.<ref name=CCF>{{cite web | url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=1207 | first=John | last=Corcelli | date=August 2005 | title=The Frankie Howerd Show | publisher=Canadian Communications Foundation | accessdate=7 May 2010 }}</ref> | ||
==Scheduling== | ==Scheduling== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{cite web | url=http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Fra.html | first=Blaine | last=Allan | title=The Frankie Howerd Show | publisher=[[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] | year=1996 | accessdate=7 May 2010 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311080903/http://www.film.queensu.ca/cbc/Fra.html | archivedate=11 March 2010 | df=dmy-all }} | * {{cite web | url=http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Fra.html | first=Blaine | last=Allan | title=The Frankie Howerd Show | publisher=[[w:Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] | year=1996 | accessdate=7 May 2010 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311080903/http://www.film.queensu.ca/cbc/Fra.html | archivedate=11 March 2010 | df=dmy-all }} | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 1 August 2022
| The Frankie Howerd Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | comedy |
| Written by | Ken Finkleman Bill Lynn Jerry O'Flanagan |
| Starring | Frankie Howerd |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Norman Campbell Bill Lynn |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 26 February – 5 June 1976 |
The Frankie Howerd Show is a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1976. Howerd was an established British comic who was placed in a Canadian setting for this series.
Premise
Originally titled Oooh, Canada, Frankie Howerd starred as a Briton living in Toronto who attempted to find work in Canada. He lived in a decrepit Toronto rooming house operated by landlady Mrs. Otterby (Ruth Springford) and her son (Gary Files). Other regular characters were Wally Wheeler (Jack Duffy), a fugitive from alimony, and Denise (Peggy Mahon), a dancer and model who was often the butt of Howerd's lewd jokes.[1]
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 26 February to 8 April 1976 then on Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. from 24 April to 5 June 1976.
References
- ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "The Frankie Howerd Show". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Frankie Howerd Show". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- The Frankie Howerd Show at IMDb
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