A Touch Of The Casanovas
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1975
- 1 pilot
When Fransisco (Frankie Howerd), body servant to Giacomo Casanova, swaps identities with his master, trouble is bound to follow. Also features Stuart Damon, Marguerite Hardiman, Leon Greene, John Cater, Patsy Rowlands and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1975
- Channel
- ITV
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Stars
- Frankie Howerd, Stuart Damon, Marguerite Hardiman, Leon Greene, John Cater, Patsy Rowlands, Madeline Smith, Roger Brierley and more
- Writers
- Sid Colin and Hugh Stuckey
- Director
- Michael Mills
- Producer
- Michael Mills
- Company
A coach lumbers down the road from Venice to Padua. Inside is Giacomo Casanova, intent on carrying out his latest female conquest, and up on the box is Fransisco, his body servant.
Casanova is on the run from the Doge of Venice, one of the most powerful men in the city. When Casanova proposes they swap identities, Fransisco finds that life isn't all roses for the infamous lover!
Additional details
- Part of
- Also known as
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- Up Casanova (Working title)
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 31st December 1975 at 10:15pm on ITV1
- Episode length
- 45 minutes