Ben Travers' Farces (1970)

Original title

Ben Travers Farces

Genre

comedy

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series adapts seven farcical stage plays by Ben Travers. Each episode is a separate comedy of errors with characters in ridiculous situations. The show presents classic British farces with physical humor and witty dialogue.

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What happens

Ben Travers' Farces is a British comedy television series which originally aired on BBC 1. It ran for a single series of seven episodes between 19 September and 31 October 1970. Each was a stand-alone adaptation of a farce by Ben Travers. The first six episodes were adaptations of Aldwych Farces beginning with Rookery Nook while the seventh She Follows Me About was based on his wartime play of the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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