The Incredible Mr Tanner (1981)
- Genre
- sitcom
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 6 episodes
- 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 British sitcom about Ernest Tanner, a second-rate escapologist. The show follows his attempts to perform his act and the mishaps that occur.
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What happens
The Incredible Mr Tanner is a short-lived British television sitcom which aired on ITV in 1981. It was scripted by the writing team of Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer, a remake of their earlier series Kindly Leave the Kerb about second-rate escapologist Ernest Tanner with Brian Murphy replacing Peter Butterworth in the role. Actors who appeared in episodes of the series include Patsy Rowlands, Talfryn Thomas, John Forgeham, Bryan Coleman, Willoughby Goddard, Jesse Birdsall, Lionel Murton and Ray Barron. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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