Slapstick and Old Lace
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- United Kingdom
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- 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
It is a sketch comedy show from 1971. Charlie Drake stars in a series of short, funny scenes with other performers.
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What happens
Slapstick and Old Lace is a British television sketch show which originally aired on ITV in 1971. Starring Charlie Drake, it was his follow-up to his hit television comedy The Worker which had lasted from 1965 to 1970. Also appearing in the show were Anna Dawson and Henry McGee. The title is a reference to the play Arsenic and Old Lace. In 1976, Drake appeared in a stage show of the same name, which failed due to the extraordinary hot summer during which audience numbers dramatically fell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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