Comedy Playhouse (series 3)

The third series of Comedy Playhouse, the long-running BBC series, aired from 28 September 1963 to 31 January 1964.

Background

The third series, which was in black-and-white, consisted of seventeen episodes, each of which had a different cast and storyline. Two of the episodes made it to its own series, The Walrus and the Carpenter, and The Bed which became Meet the Wife.

Episodes

Title	Airdate	Duration	Overview	IMDb link
On The Knocker	28 September 1963	30 mins		[1]
Underworld nights	5 October 1963	30 mins		[2]
Fools Rush In	12 October 1963	30 mins		[3]
Shamrot	19 October 1963	30 mins		[4]
The Bachelor Girls	26 October 1963	30 mins		[5]
The Plan	2 November 1963	30 mins		[6]
A Picture of Innocence	9 November 1963	30 mins		[7]
Nicked at the Bottle	16 November 1963	30 mins		[8]
The Chars	23 November 1963	30 mins		[9]
Comrades in Arms	30 November 1963	30 mins		[10]
The Walrus and the Carpenter	14 December 1963	30 mins		[11]
The Bed	28 December 1963	30 mins	Starring Thora Hird and Freddie Frinton. Following this pilot, a series was commissioned under the name Meet the Wife, which ran for 5 series.	[12]
The Mate Market	3 January 1964	30 mins		[13]
The Hen House	10 January 1964	30 mins		[14]
The Siege of Sydney's Street	17 January 1964	30 mins		[15]
The Mascot	24 January 1964	30 mins		[16]
Good Luck Sir, You've Got a Lucky Face	31 January 1964	30 mins		[17]

References

• Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
• British TV Comedy Guide for Comedy Playhouse
• Comedy Playhouse, a TV Heaven Review