One Man's Meat
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1973
- 1 pilot
Comedy pilot starring and written by Ronnie Barker. A man is forced to go on a crash starvation diet by his wife. Also features Joan Sims, Prunella Scales, Glynn Edwards, Sam Kelly, Barbara New and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1973
- Channel
- BBC 2
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Stars
- Ronnie Barker, Joan Sims, Prunella Scales, Glynn Edwards, Sam Kelly, Barbara New, Frank Lester, Jimmy Young and Peter O'Sullevan
- Writer
- Ronnie Barker
- Director
- Harold Snoad
- Producers
- Harold Snoad and James Gilbert
- Company
One of the Seven Of One comedies starring Ronnie Barker, and written by Ronnie himself under a pseudonym.
Barker plays Alan Joyce, a man who is forced to go on a starvation diet by his wife Marion (Prunella Scales). While food-loving Alan thinks he can get his way around this with several long-established tricks and hidden treats around their flat, he is shocked to discover Marion has got wise to him. Surely there must be a way of getting some food?
Additional details
- Part of
- Also known as
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- Seven Of One: One Man's Meat
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 29th April 1973 at 8:15pm on BBC Two
- Episode length
- 30 minutes
- Most recent repeats
-
- Tuesday 23rd June 2015 at 11:05am on Gold
- Monday 17th November 2014 at 12:05pm on Gold
- Monday 13th October 2014 at 12:00pm on Gold