That Was The Week That Was

Satirical sketch show. The first such show in the UK. It ran for two seasons before being pulled just before the 1964 general election.

1962 HD 50min United Kingdom English

Lance Percival Millicent Martin Kenneth Cope Roy Kinnear David Frost

Comedy

sketch comedy political humor satire

S1E1 - Show 1 1962-11-24

The first programme includes: A parody of BBC by-election coverage; The army becoming a political party; An expose of record producer Norrie Paramor; Bernard Levin interviewing a group of PR men; a skit on the then-current infomercial-style show ""Jims Inn"", a parody of the recent hit song ""Love And Marriage"" and Timothy Birdsalls send-up of Identikit pictures.

S1E2 - Show 2 1962-12-01

Items include: A look at the possible successors to retired Conservative leader Harold MacMillan; a send-up of TV science shows; and a rant by a yobbish cricketer (Cope).

S1E3 - Show 3 1962-12-08

A monologue by a tobacconist (Roy Kinnear) on why smoking is a good thing, an expose of songwriter Lionel Barts borrowings from old-time songs; Bernard Levin interviews hotellier Charles Forte, a group of Cardinals sing Arrivederci Roma; and a sketch (and subsequent calypso) on the subject of open flies.

S1E7 - Show 7 1963-01-05

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S1E8 - Show 8 1963-01-12

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S1E9 - Show 9 1963-01-19

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