British Comedy Guide

Shine A Light

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1970
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Wally and Les are two lighthouse men on the aptly named Bachelor Rock. They do not see eye-to-eye on most things and can't escape each others company. Stars Timothy Bateson, Tony Selby and Howell Evans.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1970
Channel
ITV
Episodes
6 (1 series)
Stars
Timothy Bateson, Tony Selby and Howell Evans
Writers
David Nobbs, Peter Vincent and David McKellar
Director
Bill Hays
Producer
John Duncan
Company

Bachelor Rock Lighthouse is miles out at sea and it couldn't be more aptly named for it's two-man crew. Getting on with your workmate is an essential part of the job when you work in a lighthouse. So for Wally and Les it's a question of peaceful co-existence, or so the theory goes...

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 1st April 1970 at 10:30pm on ITV1

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