6 Dates With Barker
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1971
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Series of six comedy plays showcasing the talents of Ronnie Barker.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - 1899: The Phantom Raspberry Blower Of Old London Town
When the great and good of London begin being struck down with shock, horror and shame by a mysterious man blowing raspberries at them in the night, it quickly becomes Scotland Yard's most important case.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 15th January 1971
- Time
- 7:30pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ronnie Barker | Various |
| Alan Curtis | Various |
| Larry Noble | Various |
| John Sharp | Various |
| Christine Ozanne | Various |
| Moira Foot | Various |
| John Lawrence | Various |
| Pat Gorman | Various |
| Astley Harvey | Various |
| Tony Joyce | Various |
| David Jason | Raspberries (Voice) |
| Spike Milligan | Writer |
| Maurice Murphy | Director |
| Humphrey Barclay | Producer |
| Ray Millichope | Editor |
| David Catley | Production Designer |
Press
Spike Milligan's Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town (that fills up a line or two) for Ronnie Barker (LWT) was unmistakable, maniacal Milligan. One line was "We must act fast," "I'm acting as fast as I can," which brings me to my moral. I think actors, even when speeded up with silent film technique, are too pedestrian for the pace of Goon comedy. Sight is too slow.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 16th January 1971