The Channel Swimmer
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1962
- 1 pilot
Clive is about to swim the Channel but is unaware that his manager is planning to make money out of him. Stars Warren Mitchell, Sydney Tafler, Frank Thornton, Michael Brennan, Bob Todd and Joe Gibbons
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1962
- Channel
- BBC TV
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Stars
- Warren Mitchell, Sydney Tafler, Frank Thornton, Michael Brennan, Bob Todd and Joe Gibbons
- Writers
- Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
- Director
- G. B. Lupino
- Producer
- G. B. Lupino
- Company
Swimming the English Channel has become common place and people do it for a variety of reasons. For some it is the challenge, others because it is just there but for this particular swimmer it is money - at least when his manager tells him about it!
Additional details
- Part of
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Black and white
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 16th February 1962 at 8:45pm on BBC One
- Episode length
- 30 minutes