Charlie Drake is a British comedy television showed which aired on the BBC from 1958 and 1960.[1] It starred the comedian Charlie Drake in a series of stand alone half-hour shows, sometimes billed as Charlie Drake In.... It was followed by The Charlie Drake Show.
| Charlie Drake | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Starring | Charlie Drake |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television Service |
| Release | 11 November 1958 – 4 August 1960 |
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Cast
editDrake was the only performer who appeared in all twenty two episodes, but a number of other actors made guest appearances including Sam Kydd, Patricia Bredin, Howard Lang, Michael Balfour, Ian Fleming, Jocelyn Lane, Denis Shaw, Geoffrey Sumner, Diane Clare, Ann Firbank, Hugh Lloyd, Gibb McLaughlin, Beatrice Varley, Rita Webb, Tutte Lemkow and Sandra Dorne.
References
edit- ^ Vahimagi p.51
Bibliography
edit- Vahimagi, Tise . British Television: An Illustrated Guide. Oxford University Press, 1996.