The Stanley Baxter Picture Show
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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.
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