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Comedy Playhouse

Season 14 · 14 episodes · Apr 16, 1974

  1. Episode 1

    No Strings

    Apr 16, 1974

    Derek advertises for a flatmate. When Leonora arrives his tidy bachelor domain is soon disrupted by a feminine touch.

  2. Episode 2

    Franklyn and Johnnie

    Apr 23, 1974

    Two old rivals decide to make up at the funeral of a friend.

  3. Episode 3

    Howerd's History of England

    Apr 30, 1974

  4. Episode 4

    Happy Ever After

    May 7, 1974

    Pilot for BBC's "Happy Ever After" series.

  5. Episode 5

    The Dobson Doughnut

    May 14, 1974

    Terry and June Fletcher are a middle-aged, middle-class couple who find themselves alone when their grown-up children, daughters Susan and Debbie, leave home. However, they are not alone for long as Aunt Lucy comes to live with them, along with her talking mynah bird.Terry frequently hits upon an idea, which due to his foolhardy and obsessive manner he then continues with whatever the consequences, while June remains patient and tolerant.

  6. Episode 6

    The Big Job

    May 21, 1974

    Comedy about a family of incompetent criminals

  7. Episode 7

    It's Only Me: Whoever I am

    May 28, 1974

    A young man struggles to break free of his domineering mother.

  8. Episode 8

    The Last Man on Earth

    Jun 4, 1974

    A man and his wife wake one morning to discover that everyone else on Earth had just disappeared. After initial disbelief, they settle into looting stores until suddenly they come under mysterious sniper fire at the end.

  9. Episode 9

    Sitting Pretty

    Jun 11, 1974

  10. Episode 10

    Pygmalion Smith

    Jun 18, 1974

    Pygmalion 'Smithy' Smith, a less than glamorous photographer at an out of work holiday resort, tries to make a young girl into a star.

  11. Episode 11

    A Girl's Best Friend

    Jun 25, 1974

    Divorcee Audrey Dalton learns she is going out with the same man as her daughter.

  12. Episode 12

    The Reverend Wooing of Archibald

    Jul 2, 1974

    Archibald Mulliner enlists the help of his Uncle in wooing the girl of his dreams.

  13. Episode 13

    French Relish

    Jul 9, 1974

  14. Episode 14

    Bird Alone

    Jul 16, 1974