Comedy Playhouse (1961)
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John Cleese as Sherlock Holmes
Episodes 126
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Bird Alone
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Cliquot et Fils
An undertaker in 1920s France needs to drum up trade for his ailing business.
Read MoreLunch in the Park
A pair of office workers have for ten years spent their lunch hour on the same park bench.
Read MoreThe Private Lives of Edward Whitely
The misadventures of bigamist Edward Whitely.
Read MoreThe Reunion
A reunion doesn't go as planned.
Read MoreThe Status Symbol
A garage owner doesn't want to return a customer's Rolls Royce because he he likes the way it looks in his yard.
Read MoreVisiting Day
A group of hospital patients prepare for visiting day.
Read MoreSealed with a Loving Kiss
A pair of penpals decide to meet for the first time, but they haven't been telling the truth about themselves.
Read MoreThe Channel Swimmer
A man determines to swim the Channel.
Read MoreOur Man in Moscow
A Russian musician asks for political asylum and gives the British ambassador troubles.
Read MoreThe Telephone Call
A worried man uses his phone to do something about the troubled world.
Read MoreAnd Here, All The Way From ...
District Commissioner Donald Lawrence travels to London from Borneo in order to be a guest on his brother's ""This Is Your Life,"" but the show is called off.
Read MoreHave You Read This Notice?
Norman is beset by nerves as he tries to sneak a watch through the ""Nothing To Declare"" channel at an airport.
Read MoreA Clerical Error
A con-man, recently released from Wormwood Scrubs prison, dresses up as a clergyman and turns up in a pub collecting for a highly dubious charity.
Read MoreThe Handyman
An out of work machine minder takes a job as a Handyman at a health club.
Read MoreOn The Knocker
Exploits of door-to-door salesman Ronnie Fender.
Read MoreUnderworld Nights
Exploits of crime writer Vogler.
Read MoreFools Rush In
A retired Major tries to adjust to civilian life.
Read MoreThe Bachelor Girls
Two young girls about town share a flat.
Read MoreA Picture of Innocence
Northern Arthur Berry develops an interest in art.
Read MoreNicked at the Bottle
Lawyer Mossy advises Mrs Emily Trout and her family of crooks.
Read MoreComrades in Arms
A window cleaner witnesses an extramarital affair and is soon involved in farcical cover-up shenanigans.
Read MoreThe Walrus and the Carpenter
Exploits of a pair of mismatched elderly friends.
Read MoreThe Mate Market
Exploits of marriage bureau owner John Cook.
Read MoreThe Hen House
Mrs Fanwyn runs her Khartoum House Girls Hostel with a firm hand.
Read MoreThe Siege of Sydney's Street
Sydney Lord hates beaurocracy and determines to fight it whenever he finds it.
Read MoreThe Mascot
Mad keen football fan Arnold Birtwhistle is mascot of Northtown Football Club, but new chairman Mr Gibson wants to change the club's image.
Read MoreGood Luck Sir, You've Got A Lucky Face
Match seller Gomorrah Weevil tangles with slum landlord Harold Harbinger.
Read MoreBarnaby Spoot And The Exploding Whoopee Cushion
Barnaby Spoot, the lowly assistant in a novelty shop managed by short-tempered Mr Bostock, is determined to make his mark in the novelty trade by inventing new gags. Unfortunately, his latest device is typical: a talking cheese (the Chatty Cheddar) that no one wants. So Spoot decides to wreak revenge on the conglomerate that controls the shop by assassinating the entire board of directors with....
Read MoreMother Came Too
Arthur Pratt struggles to break away from his domineering mother.
Read MoreHere I Come Whoever I Am
32-year-old Ambrose Twombly yearns to fall in love.
Read MoreHappy Family
Problems of Ted coping with a wife and four daughters.
Read MoreMemoirs Of A Chaise Longue
Stories of various couples who have 'used' a chaise longue through the years.
Read MoreMurray And Me
Murray tries to learn ""The Knowledge' (all the streets in London) in order to qualify as a taxi driver.
Read MoreTill Death Us Do Part
Working class bigot Alf fights with his more liberal daughter and son-in-law on every conceivable issue.
Read MoreThe Time And Motion Man
Time and Motion man Kingsley Binns lets his job spill over into his private life.
Read MoreSam The Samaritan
Exploits of three sailors on leave in 1910.
Read MoreThe Vital Spark
Misadventures of Captain Para Handy and his hapless crew aboard ""The Vital Spark.""
Read MoreThe Bishop Rides Again
The misadventures of a group of clergymen in the cloisters of a cathedral.
Read MoreBeggar My Neighbour
Two married sisters living next door to one another are locked in a continuous battle of one-upmanship.
Read MoreA Little Learning
The Dean of co-educational Sheridan College at the University of Wessex is shocked by the appointment of a new female bursar whom he was once close to.
Read MoreJudgement Day For Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones believes the world is about to end and plans to build himself an Ark and stock it with stolen animals.
Read MoreRoom At The Bottom
The misadventures of the Maintenance Men at Saracens Manufacturing.
Read MoreThe End Of The Tunnel
A businessman has to start again when his wife leaves him.
Read MoreSeven Year Hitch
Complications arise in the lives of Ern and Is Conway, proprietors of an unsuccessful dancing school, when Ern forgets their seventh wdding anniversary.
Read MoreThe Mallard Imaginaire
Misadventures of an inept MP.
Read MoreThe Reluctant Romeo
Advertising executive Thomas Jones finds himself irresistible to women, but would prefer to concentrate on his job and his fiancée Sally.
Read MoreHouse In A Tree
Mother and housewife Jennifer Corner copes with the running of her household.
Read MoreSpanner In The Works
Arthur Machin, owner of a small engineering works, is determined to get the most out of his employees.
Read MoreHeirs On A Shoestring
A couple are expecting an inheritance from their elderly uncle, but a spanner is put in the works by a prospective new heir.
Read MoreUncle Fred Flits By
The exploits of the eccentric Earl of Ickenham.
Read MoreLoitering With Intent
A good-cause-supporting couple don't like it when a pair of ""Kilburn Refugees"" take up residence in their garden.
Read MoreTo Lucifer: A Son
Nick, the son of the devil, decides that Hell needs to be more trendy and with-it.
Read MoreThe Old Campaigner
Exploits of super salesman James Franklin-Jones or FJ as he is known as he travels the globe for Balsom Plastics and seeking out 'crumpet' at every opportunity.
Read MoreState Of The Union
Exploits of a trade union secretary.
Read MoreView By Appointment
A lonely couple decide to sell their house so that potential buyers can be treated as new friends.
Read MoreThe Family Of Fred
Next-door neighbor Aggie Plunkett has her eye on Fred, a widower of twelve years; but there are his three daughters to contend with.
Read MoreStiff Upper Lip
Misadventures of diplomats working in the Iron Curtain state of Vulgaria.
Read MoreWild, Wild Women
In Victorian times a group of women work in a milliners.
Read MoreCurrent Affairs
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The Gold Watch Club
Edward Wilkins is looking forward to his retirement, but things don't turn out as planned.
Read MoreThe Liver Birds
Two young Liverpudlian girls share a flat.
Read MoreThe Valley Express
A pair of bored hacks working on a Welsh newspaper decide to invent stories and sell them on to Fleet Street.
Read MoreTooth And Claw
Misadventures of a pair of Jewish multimillionaires.
Read MoreAs Good Cooks Go
The exploits of a jobbing cook.
Read MoreThe Loves Of Larch Hill
Episodes in the life of the decidedly strange Love family.
Read MoreThe Making Of Peregrine
Stanley Mold is determined to make a man out of his son Peregrine.
Read MoreUp Pompeii
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Joint Account
A newly wed husband faces problems when he learns his wife is a useless cook.
Read MoreThe Jugg Brothers
Misadventures of brothers Stephen and Robert Jugg.
Read MoreAn Officer And A Gentleman
Character actor James Grout flexed his comedy muscles in the role of military man Major Gissing, but his usual sterling performance failed to rescue this Comedy Playhouse project from the one-off file. (BBCi Comedy Guide)
Read MoreWho's Your Friend
Exploits of escort Jimmy Sampson.
Read MoreKeep 'Em Rolling
Exploits of Reggie Turpin, a 19th century photography enthusiast.
Read MoreBetter Than A Man
Wendy Hillbright is the managing director of a steel works, unfortunately one where her troublesome father also works.
Read MoreLast Tribute
Misadventures of a pair of undertakers.
Read MoreHaven Of Rest
Exploits of the residents of an old folks home.
Read MoreMind Your Own Business
The misadventures of a pair of window cleaning Cockney brothers, one of whom happens to be black, the other white.
Read MoreThe Old Contemptible
Old World War One veteran Sam Oakley hates everything about the modern world.
Read MoreDon't Ring Us ... We'll Ring You
Exploits of two down-at-heel theatrical agents.
Read MoreMeter Maids
The exploits of a group of a group of female traffic wardens.
Read MoreUnder And Over
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Just Harry And Me
Claire and Harry Love face problems with their teenage daughter.
Read MoreUncle Tulip
Kenyan Uncle Tulip arrives in England to look after his neice and nephew and is shocked to discover how English they've become.
Read MoreIt's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling
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The Rough With The Smooth
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Equal Partners
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The Importance Of Being Hairy
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Idle At Work
Misadventures of one George Idle.
Read MoreAnd Whose Side Are You On
During WWII, German Major Sperling has his cushy existence in a rural village put under strain by the arrival by the arrival of a tough Gestapo officer.
Read MoreBorn Every Minute
The shady exploits of a pair of con men.
Read MoreThe Dirtiest Soldier In The World
Exploits of a group of Highland soldiers, especially Private McAuslan.
Read MoreWeren't You Marcia Honeywell?
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Are You Being Served?
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Last of the Summer Wine
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The Rescue
A man causes havoc for his rescuer after attempting suicide.
Read MoreElementary My Dear Watson
A send-up of the Sherlock Holmes oeuvre.
Read MoreThe Birthday
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Marry The Girls
To ease the burden on his wallet, Luke Elms decides to marry off his daughters.
Read MoreHome From Home
Put-upon wife Pam Collins leaves her husband and gets a job as a traffic warden.
Read MoreIt 'Ain't Half Hot Mum
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No Strings
A mismatched couple become flat mates.
Read MoreFranklyn And Johnnie
Two old rivals decide to make up at the funeral of a friend.
Read MoreHowerd's History Of England
A series of period sketches.
Read MoreHappy Ever After
Exploits of a middle-class, middle-aged couple.
Read MoreThe Dobson Doughnut
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The Big Job
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It's Only Me - Whoever I Am
A young man struggles to break free of his domineering mother.
Read MoreThe Last Man On Earth
Mother and Henry return home from their caravan in Frinton to find everyone in the entire world has vanished.
Read MoreSitting Pretty
Sitting tenant Jo Ransley is wanted out of her home.
Read MorePygmalion Smith
Pygmalion 'Smithy' Smith, a less than glamorous photographer at an out of work holiday resort, tries to make a young girl into a star.
Read MoreA Girl's Best Friend
Divorcée Audrey Dalton learns she is going out with the same man as her daughter.
Read MoreThe Reverent Wooing Of Archibald
Archibald Mulliner enlists the help of his Uncle in wooing the girl of his dreams.
Read MoreFrench Relish
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