British Comedy Guide

Schedule Thursday 20th August 1964

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 5:10pm
30 min
BBC One. Copyright: BBC

The Valiant Varneys

Series 1, Episode 7 - The Incredible Adventures Of Sherlock Varney

Children's sitcom series starring Reg Varney as a series of his own ancestors, broadcast from the BBC Television Theatre.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7:30pm
25 min
HMS Paradise. Captain Turvey (Richard Caldicot). Copyright: Rediffusion London

HMS Paradise

Episode 6 - It'll All Come Out In The Wash

HMS Paradise, an island off the Dorset coast, is an idyllic posting as nobody seems to do any work... but not everyone is happy about the situation.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:50pm
30 min
Courtesy of BFI. Alan Day (Lance Percival). Credit: BBC

Lance At Large

Episode 2

First TV series from David Nobbs and Peter Tinniswood, starring Lance Percival as Alan Day.

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