The Rough with the Smooth is a British television sitcom which aired on BBC One. After appearing in 1971 as an episode of the Comedy Playhouse, a single series of six episodes was broadcast in 1975.[1] The plot revolves two writers, one from East London and the other an Old Etonian, who live and work together on a radio serial. The serial, about a vicar running an urban church, is called "Concrete Pastures".
| The Rough with the Smooth | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Tim Brooke-Taylor John Junkin |
| Directed by | Jim Franklin Harold Snoad |
| Starring | Tim Brooke-Taylor John Junkin |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Harold Snoad |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC 1 |
| Release | 16 July – 20 August 1975 |
Cast edit
Recurring edit
- Tim Brooke-Taylor as Richard Woodville
- John Junkin as Harold King
- Richard Hurndall as Mervyn Thackeray
- Jenny Till as Veronica
- Richard McNeff as Policeman
- Michael Knowles as Vicar
Single episodes edit
- Keith Skues as Radio actor
- Jonathan Cecil as George Robinson
- Allan Cuthbertson as The Salesman
- Robert Dorning as Mr. Andrews
- Sheila Fearn as Sally Thackeray
- Cyd Hayman as Leonie
- Reginald Marsh as Mr. Green
- Annette Andre as Irene Fellowes
- David Daker as Rudolph Culpepper
- Elaine Delmar as Marie
- Sue Lloyd as The American girl
- Barry Cryer as Duggie Doogood
- Bernard Holley as Supermarket Assistant
- Jenny McCracken as Nina
- Alan Tilvern as George
- John Cater as Peter
- Jenny Logan as Beryl
- Karin MacCarthy as Anita
- Jacki Piper as Helen
- Pamela Manson as Mrs. Andrews
- Larry Martyn as Simpson
- Barbara New as Mrs. Arbuthnot
- Christine Paul as Sammy
- Tina Martin as Lynda Andrews
- Ivor Salter as Taxi driver
- Tim Barrett as Hallidays' salesman
- Cleo Sylvestre as Rosalie
References edit
- ^ Perry p.45
Bibliography edit
- Christopher Perry. The British Television Pilot Episodes Research Guide 1936-2015. 2015.
