British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 17th March 1972

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7pm
30 min
The Comedians. Copyright: Granada Television

The Comedians

Series 3, Episode 5

Long-running stand-up comedy series featuring Charlie Williams, Stan Boardman, Bernard Manning, Frank Carson and many more.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 7:40pm
30 min
The Liver Birds. Image shows from L to R: Beryl Hennessey (Polly James), Sandra Hutchinson (Nerys Hughes). Copyright: BBC

The Liver Birds

Series 3, Episode 6 - Birds And Bottom Drawers

Having read her horoscope, Sandra's hung up on the notion of getting married, and starts collecting a 'bottom drawer' of household goods for her future marital home. It doesn't seem to matter that she doesn't even have a casual boyfriend!

BBC Two 10:10pm
30 min
Clochemerle

Clochemerle

Episode 5 - The Painful Infliction Of Nicholas The Beadle

The priest's sermon decrying the urinal in interrupted.

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

Alexander The Greatest

Series 2, Episode 3 - Israel Needs You

Joe is keen to match his daughter, Renata, with his neighbour's son, Gideon - who he believes has made a lot of money abroad. Gideon is actually penniless but this doesn't stop Renata falling for him anyway ...

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