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{{Infobox television | {{Infobox television | ||
| name = The Stanley Baxter Picture Show | | name = The Stanley Baxter Picture Show | ||
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| creator = | | creator = | ||
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| writer = | | writer = Ken Hoare <br /> [[Eric Merriman]] <br /> Stanley Baxter | ||
| director = [[David Bell (television executive)|David Bell]] | | director = [[David Bell (television executive)|David Bell]] | ||
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| first_aired = {{start date|1972|10| | | first_aired = {{start date|1972|10|08|df=y}} | ||
| last_aired = {{end date|1975| | | last_aired = {{end date|1975|09|19|df=y}} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{IMDb title|id=0296429}} | *{{IMDb title|id=0296429}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT: | {{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter Picture Show, The Stanley}} | ||
[[Category:1972 British television series debuts]] | [[Category:1972 British television series debuts]] | ||
[[Category:1975 British television series endings]] | [[Category:1975 British television series endings]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:14, 5 September 2024
| The Stanley Baxter Picture Show | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Ken Hoare Eric Merriman Stanley Baxter |
| Directed by | David Bell |
| Starring | Stanley Baxter |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 + 3 specials |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | David Bell |
| Production company | London Weekend Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 8 October 1972 – 19 September 1975 |
The Stanley Baxter Picture Show is a British comedy television show which was originally broadcast on ITV. It featured an initial series of four episodes in 1972, followed by one-off specials in each of the successive years. A sketch show it largely followed the same format of Baxter's successful BBC series The Stanley Baxter Show.[1]
The show has a focus on parodying popular films and television series, with Baxter sometimes playing several roles in a single show. Amongst other hit ITV shows that Baxter did impressions of were The Benny Hill Show and Upstairs, Downstairs.
References
- ^ Barfe p.267-268
Bibliography
- Barfe, Louis. Turned Out Nice Again: The Story of British Light Entertainment. Atlantic Books Ltd, 2013.
External links
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- 1972 British television series debuts
- 1975 British television series endings
- 1970s British comedy television series
- ITV sketch shows
- English-language television shows
- 1970s British television sketch shows
- London Weekend Television shows
