British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 27th November 1959

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 6:30pm
25 min
Educating Archie. Image shows from L to R: Brough (Peter Brough), Archie Andrews. Copyright: Associated-Rediffusion Television

Educating Archie

Series 2, Episode 10 - Brough And The Bald-headed Bandit

A trip to the Wild West for Archie and sees them trying to sell hair restorer to the cowboys but can they cover all the wide open spaces?!

BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC 7:30pm
30 min
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 2, Episode 7 - Gunboat To Gumba

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC 8pm
30 min
Ray's A Laugh

Ray's A Laugh

Series 11, Episode 12

Classic long-running comedy series starring Ted Ray and Kitty Bluett.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: BBC

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 5, Episode 10 - Football Pools

Tony Hancock stars in Galton & Simpson's comic masterpiece, with his delusions of grandeur and acquaintances at the root of his every downfall.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8:45pm
30 min
The Army Game. Copyright: Granada Television

The Army Game

Series 3, Episode 9 - Night Train To Itchwick

Flogger, Moosh, Bootsie and Bone have caught the night train, but not gone to the bother of purchasing tickets. When Snudge and his wife board the same carriage the boys attempt to avoid detection, but the Sergeant can sense their presence.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8:45pm
30 min
The Army Game. Copyright: Granada Television

The Army Game

Series 3, Episode 10 - Officers And Gentlemen

A group of National Service conscripts are determined to dodge duty and create some amusement out of a situation they'd rather not be in.

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