British Comedy Guide

No Appointment Necessary

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1977
  • 7 episodes (1 series)

Alf Butler is a greengrocer and after buying a hairdressing salon he employs a professional manager to run it - but she runs it rather too well. Stars Roy Kinnear, Josephine Tewson, Avril Angers, Robert Dorning, Claire Faulconbridge and Denis Bond

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Series 1, Episode 2 - The Shampoo Jungle

It's always shops and it's always on a Thursday night

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 17th June 1977
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Roy Kinnear Alf Butler
Josephine Tewson Penelope Marshall
Avril Angers Beryl Armitage
Robert Dorning Colonel Marshall
Guest cast
Avril Cookson Mrs Simpson
Kenneth Oxtoby PC Bradshaw
Terry Nelson Fred
Alan Downer PC Cartwright
Writing team
Peter Robinson Writer
Hugh Stuckey Writer
Production team
Harold Snoad Producer
Peter Blacker Production Designer

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