British Comedy Guide
The Time And Motion Man. Image shows from L to R: Lilian French (Pauline Delany), Rainbow (Richard Moore), Kingsley Binns (Leslie Phillips). Copyright: BBC
The Time And Motion Man

The Time And Motion Man

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1965
  • 1 pilot

Kingsley Binns is a man who can't switch off from his job and that involves him trying to make everybody he meets more efficient. Stars Leslie Phillips, Pauline Delany, Richard Moore and Billy Milton.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1965
Channel
BBC 1
Episodes
1 Pilot
Stars
Leslie Phillips, Pauline Delany, Richard Moore and Billy Milton
Writers
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
Director
Graeme Muir
Producer
Graeme Muir
Company

Kingsley Binns is a precise man and he has spent a long time doing a job that involves him rationalising procedure and making other people efficient. He has done it so long, in fact, that it has become part of his personality. When he goes to a seaside boarding house he continues to behave as though he is still working ...

Additional details

Part of

Comedy Playhouse

Production
Studio
Picture
Black and white

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 29th July 1965 at 8pm on BBC One
Episode length
30 minutes

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