The Ronnie Barker Playhouse (1968)
- Genre
- anthology series
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 6 episodes
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a 1960s British anthology series that presents six half-hour comedy episodes, each written by different writers. The series stars Ronnie Barker playing various characters in separate stories, including one character that appeared in later TV shows.
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What happens
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse was a series of six comedy half hours showcasing the talents of Ronnie Barker. All were broadcast by Associated-Rediffusion in 1968. The series was written by Brian Cooke, Hugh Leonard, Johnnie Mortimer and Alun Owen. The executive producer was David Frost, while the producers were Stella Richman and actress Stella Tanner. All the episodes were directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. This series features the first appearance of Barker's character Lord Rustless who features in the episode "Ah! There You Are". The character would go onto appear in subsequent shows Hark at Barker and His Lordship Entertains. Another episode "The Incredible Mister Tanner" written by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer, would go on to be commissioned for a series with Brian Murphy taking over the title role, which ran for one series in 1981. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Faces of Jim (1961)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.