Rent The Comedians: Series 1 (1971)
3.5 of 5 from 2 ratings
1h 20min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
The quintessential quickfire stand-up comedy show, The Comedians is one of the great successes of ITV1 - lasting from 1971 until 1993 and making household names of many of its stars. With routines that were honed to perfection in the hard-knock territory of Northern working men's clubs, Frank Carson, Charlie Williams, Bernard Manning, Colin Crompton and Ken Goodwin all became masters of the one-liner and the knowing wink. 'The Comedians' was immediately popular with the viewing public scoring high ratings and gaining a BAFTA nomination for Best Light Entertainment Programme. It lasted for eleven series and several specials over twenty-two years. this specially-created compilation from its early years contains some of the best moments from series one. - Actors:
- Bernard Manning, Frank Carson, Charlie Williams, Colin Crompton, Ken Goodwin, Duggie Brown, Mike Coyne, Paul Melba, George Roper, Shep's Banjo Boys
- Directors:
- Wally Butler
- Producers:
- Johnny hamp
- Aka:
- The Comedians: The Very Best of Series 1
- Studio:
- Network UK
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Comedies
