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The '''twelfth series''' of '''''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''''', the long-running [[BBC]] series, aired during 1972, with the last two episode being used as fillers due to the [[Munich massacre]]. | The '''twelfth series''' of '''''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''''', the long-running [[w:BBC|BBC]] series, aired during 1972, with the last two episode being used as fillers due to the [[w:Munich massacre|Munich massacre]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The twelfth series, which was in colour, consisted of seven episodes, each of which had a different cast and storyline. The [[pilot episode]] of ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' was intended to be broadcast early in the year but the BBC chose not to broadcast it, and was not transmitted, until the [[Munich massacre]] at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] necessitated that it was used as a filler. | The twelfth series, which was in colour, consisted of seven episodes, each of which had a different cast and storyline. The [[w:pilot episode|pilot episode]] of ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' was intended to be broadcast early in the year but the BBC chose not to broadcast it, and was not transmitted, until the [[w:Munich massacre|Munich massacre]] at the [[w:1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Summer Olympics]] necessitated that it was used as a filler. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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|An adaptation of one story in [[George MacDonald Fraser]]'s ''The General Danced At Dawn''. | |An adaptation of one story in [[w:George MacDonald Fraser|George MacDonald Fraser]]'s ''The General Danced At Dawn''. | ||
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Revision as of 10:57, 12 January 2023
The twelfth series of Comedy Playhouse, the long-running BBC series, aired during 1972, with the last two episode being used as fillers due to the Munich massacre.
Background
The twelfth series, which was in colour, consisted of seven episodes, each of which had a different cast and storyline. The pilot episode of Are You Being Served? was intended to be broadcast early in the year but the BBC chose not to broadcast it, and was not transmitted, until the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics necessitated that it was used as a filler.
Episodes
| Title | Airdate | Duration | Overview | IMDb link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idle at Work | 14 January 1972 | 30 mins | ||
| And Whose Side Are You On? | 21 January 1972 | 30 mins | ||
| Born Every Minute | 28 January 1972 | 30 mins | ||
| The Dirtiest Soldier in the World | 27 March 1972 | 30 mins | An adaptation of one story in George MacDonald Fraser's The General Danced At Dawn. | |
| No Peace on the Western Front | 30 August 1972 | 30 mins | Set in the First World War, starred Warren Mitchell as a German soldier. | |
| Weren't You Marcia Honeywell? | 7 September 1972 | 30 mins | ||
| Are You Being Served? | 8 September 1972 | 30 mins | Not originally intended to be broadcast, the BBC screened it to fill a gap in the schedules due to the terrorist attack at the Munich Olympics. Became a very long-running programme. |
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
