Ben Travers' Farces is a British comedy television series which originally aired on BBC 1.[1] It ran for a single series of seven episodes between 19 September and 31 October 1970. Each was a stand-alone adaptation of a farce by Ben Travers. The first six episodes were adaptations of Aldwych Farces beginning with Rookery Nook[2] while the seventh She Follows Me About was based on his wartime play of the same title.[3]
| Ben Travers' Farces | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Ben Travers |
| Directed by | Eric Fawcett |
| Starring | Arthur Lowe Richard Briers Jenny McCracken |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Eric Fawcett |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC 1 |
| Release | 19 September – 31 October 1970 |
Main Cast
edit- Arthur Lowe (7 episodes)
- Richard Briers (7 episodes)
- Jenny McCracken (6 episodes)
- Megs Jenkins (3 episodes)
- Terence Alexander (3 episodes)
- Frank Thornton (3 episodes)
- Alec Ross (3 episodes)
- Tim Barrett (3 episodes)
- Irene Handl (2 episodes)
- Elizabeth Knight (2 episodes)
- Mollie Sugden (2 episodes)
- Geoffrey Palmer (2 episodes)
- Jessica Benton (2 episodes)
- Polly Adams (2 episodes)
- Althea Parker (2 episodes)
- Jonathan Cecil (2 episodes)
- Edward Dentith (2 episodes)
Episodes
edit- Rookery Nook (19 September 1970)
- A Cuckoo in the Nest (26 September 1970)
- Turkey Time (3 October 1970)
- A Cup of Kindness (10 October 1970)
- Plunder (17 October 1970)
- Dirty Work (24 October 1970)
- She Follows Me About (31 October 1970)
References
editBibliography
edit- Hogg, James. More Than Just A Good Life: The Authorised Biography of Richard Briers. Hachette UK, 2018.