Sam The Samaritan
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1965
- 1 pilot
1910 - when three long term friends and fellow stokers are let ashore, a bet over downing a pot of ale causes the friendship to be broken. Stars Wilfrid Brambell, John Junkin, Roy Kinnear, Edwin Brown, Miriam Raymond and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1965
- Channel
- BBC 1
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Creator
- W. W. Jacobs
- Stars
- Wilfrid Brambell, John Junkin, Roy Kinnear, Edwin Brown, Miriam Raymond, Alexandra Dane, Harold Goodwin, Joseph Sealy and more
- Writer
- David Climie
- Producers
- Michael Mills and Graeme Muir
- Company
1910 - three stokers and long term friends, from the SS Chesapeake, have just been let ashore with £12 each in their pockets. Whilst wasting their money in all the pubs, Ginger bets Sam that he can't down a pot of ale in one go. With the bet taken, Ginger sabotages his attempt by saying something to distract Sam. Their friendship broken, it can not be reforged unless Sam can exact his revenge!
Additional details
- Part of
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 5th August 1965 at 8:50pm on BBC One
- Episode length
- 25 minutes