Bowler (1973)

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former criminal named Stanley Bowler gets out of prison and tries to become a cultured person. He fails to understand art and high society but keeps trying to fit in.

comediclightheartedquirkydatedgentleawkwardaspiring

What happens

Bowler is a British television sitcom which originally aired on ITV in a single series of 13 episodes between 29 July and 21 October 1973. A situation-comedy, it was a spin-off from The Fenn Street Gang featuring George Baker as East End criminal Stanley Bowler. Released after serving a prison sentence, Stanley Bowler sets about trying to 'better' himself. The basic premise of the series revolves around Bowler's attempts to develop (and to project to others) a more-cultured personality, as he tries (but fails) to understand the fine arts, and to move into higher social circles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Porridge (1973)
• Open All Hours (1973)
• Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973)
• Man About the House (1973)
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
• Sir Yellow (1973)
• Going Straight (1978)
• Last of the Summer Wine (1973)