British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 30th October 1968

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:20pm
30 min
A.P. Herbert's 'Misleading Cases'. Albert Haddock (Roy Dotrice). Copyright: BBC

A.P. Herbert's 'Misleading Cases'

Series 2, Episode 7 - Who Giveth This Woman

Blick Bernato has proposed to Albert's daughter and, like any father, he wishes to ensure his daughter marries wisely. Unlike most fathers, however, Albert subjects his future son-in-law to the rigours of the judicial system...

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 10:30pm
30 min
ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Series 1, Episode 4 - Deep Down Where It Matters

'Pongo' suddenly starts to write poetry. Mills is enraptured. He is determined to do something for him. 'Pongo' must be psycho-analysed. Why should a man with so much sensitivity become a criminal? Psycologist Miss Barton (herself a compulsive thief) is brought in. Mills has decided it must stem from 'Pongo's' tattoos. they are removed. But suddenly Clissitt understands the real reason behind 'Pongo's' poems. The first letter of every line forms the basis of a code for sending messages out of prison.

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