The Stanley Baxter Picture Show

The Stanley Baxter Picture Show is a British comedy television show which was originally broadcast on ITV. It featured an initial series of four episodes in 1972, followed by one-off specials in each of the successive years. A sketch show it largely followed the same format of Baxter's successful BBC series The Stanley Baxter Show.[1]

The Stanley Baxter Picture Show
GenreComedy
Written byKen Hoare
Eric Merriman
Stanley Baxter
Directed byDavid Bell
StarringStanley Baxter
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1 + 3 specials
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerDavid Bell
Production companyLondon Weekend Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release2 October 1972 (1972-10-02) –
19 September 1975 (1975-09-19)

The show has a focus on parodying popular films and television series, with Baxter sometimes playing several roles in a single show. Amongst other hit ITV shows that Baxter did impressions of were The Benny Hill Show and Upstairs, Downstairs.

References

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  1. ^ Barfe p.267-268

Bibliography

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  • Barfe, Louis. Turned Out Nice Again: The Story of British Light Entertainment. Atlantic Books Ltd, 2013.
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