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The World of Beachcomber

9.0(1)
First Aired:January 22, 1968
Seasons:2 seasons
Episodes:19
Status:Ended

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.

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Cast

Spike Milligan

Spike Milligan

Various Roles

Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton

Various Roles

Leon Thau

Various Roles

Julian Orchard

Various Roles

Ann Lancaster

Ann Lancaster

Various Roles

Paul McDowell

Various Roles

Thelma Taylor

Various Roles

Bernard Jamieson

Various Roles

Josephine Gordon

Various Roles

Seasons

E1Series 1, Show 1

30m

Jan 22, 1968

E2Series 1, Show 2

30m

Jan 29, 1968

E3Series 1, Show 3

30m

Feb 5, 1968

E4Series 1, Show 4

30m

Feb 12, 1968

E5Series 1, Show 5

30m

Feb 19, 1968

E6Series 1, Show 6

30m

Feb 26, 1968

E7Series 1, Show 7

30m

Mar 4, 1968

E8Series 1, Show 8

30m

Mar 11, 1968

E9Series 1, Show 9

30m

Mar 18, 1968

E10Series 1, Show 10

30m

Mar 25, 1968

E11Series 1, Show 11

30m

Apr 1, 1968

E12Series 1, Show 12

30m

Apr 8, 1968

E13Series 1, Show 13

30m

Apr 22, 1968

E1Series 2, Show 1

30m

Sep 22, 1969

E2Series 2, Show 2

30m

Sep 29, 1969

E3Series 2, Show 3

30m

Oct 6, 1969

E4Series 2, Show 4

30m

Oct 13, 1969

E5Series 2, Show 5

30m

Oct 20, 1969

E6Series 2, Show 6

30m

Oct 27, 1969

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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.

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