British Comedy Guide

Room At The Bottom (1966)

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1966 - 1967
  • 8 episodes (1 series)

First sitcom from Bob Larbey and John Esmonde, set in the maintenance room basement of a large company's head office tower block. Also features Kenneth Connor, Deryck Guyler, Kenny Lynch, Gordon Rollings, Brian Wilde and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1966 - 1967
Channel
BBC 1
Episodes
8 (1 pilot + 1 series)
Stars
Kenneth Connor, Deryck Guyler, Kenny Lynch, Gordon Rollings, Brian Wilde, John Horsley and Richard Coleman
Writers
John Esmonde and Bob Larbey
Producer
David Askey
Company

Beneath the depths of the high rise office block housing Saracens Manufacturing Company lies the maintenance room. Its inhabitants are Gus Fogg and his confederates, Happy Brazier, 'Mister' Salisbury and Horace Robinson. Their adversary is Head of Personnel, Mr Powell, who is intent on keeping things seemly.

Additional details

Part of

Comedy Playhouse

Production
Studio
Picture
Black and white

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 14th June 1966 at 7:30pm on BBC One

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