The World of Beachcomber
The World of Beachcomber was a surreal television comedy show produced by the BBC, inspired by the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express newspaper.
The show, like the column, consisted of a series of unrelated pieces of humour. Links between the items were provided by Spike Milligan, dressed in a smoking jacket and cap, as in the cartoon logo above the newspaper column. The other actors were a Who's Who of British comedy of the time, encompassing almost every supporting player seen or heard in comedy, not excluding people of diminutive stature.
In all, 19 episodes were produced beginning in 1968. Unfortunately, like many shows of the time, the original videotapes were wiped. Only one complete episode, on black and white 16mm film, now survives in the BBC archives, from the penultimate edition.
Year: 1969
Genre: Comedy
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC Two
Director: Duncan Wood, John Howard Davies
Cast: Spike Milligan, Frank Thornton, Leon Thau, Julian Orchard, Ann Lancaster, Paul McDowell
Crew: Barry Took (Writer), Spike Milligan (Additional Writing), Duncan Wood (Producer), Dennis Wilson (Music)
First Air Date: Jan 22, 1968
Last Air date: Oct 27, 1969
Season: 2 Season
Episode: 19 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 0.8597
Language: English
Keyword : sketch comedy, lost media
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