The Last of the Baskets (1971)

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A factory worker inherits a noble title and a crumbling mansion. He moves in with his loyal servant Bodkin to navigate their odd new life.

lightheartedwhimsicalgentle comedyquirkymilddated humorlow-stakeseccentric

What happens

The Last of the Baskets was a British television situation comedy produced by Granada and starring Arthur Lowe that ran for two series in the early 1970s. It was written by John Stevenson, with one episode (Series 2, Episode 5, "The Hound of the Baskets") written by Andy Mayer. Created by John Stevenson, the programme was about a factory worker Clifford Basket (played by Ken Jones) who inherited a title of the Earl of Clogborough, the remaining estate of which is a rundown mansion at Little Clogborough-in-the-Marsh and a faithful servant Bodkin played by Arthur Lowe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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