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The Charlie Drake Show. Charlie (Charlie Drake). Credit: BBC
The Charlie Drake Show

The Charlie Drake Show (1960)

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1960 - 1961
  • 13 episodes (3 series)

Charlie Drake stars in his own series of sitcom plays.

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Series 2, Episode 4 - Jester Minute

A tale from ye olde Mediaeval England - 1016 - when error-prone jester Charlie unwittingly causes a war between Baron Stephen and the Danish invader King, Cnut.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 13th April 1961
Time
7:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Charlie Drake Charlie
Guest cast
Martin Benson Baron Stephen
Richard Caldicot Sir Swen Forkebearde
Philip Locke King Cnut
Carl Bernard Actor
Ian Fleming Actor
Cal McCord Actor
Michael Henry Actor
Ian Parsons Actor
Dill Russell (as Dill-Russell) Actor
Jo Arundel Actor
Patricia Leventon Actor
Elisabeth Noctor Actor
Jackie Pearlman Actor
Philip Brack Actor
John Cheffins Actor
Guy Gordon Actor
Leonard Grahame Actor
Louis Haslar Actor
Bob Marshall Actor
George Neos Actor
Derek Tobias Actor
Peter Walker Actor
Robert Weeden Actor
Writing team
Charlie Drake Writer
Richard Waring Writer
Production team
Ronald Marsh Director
Ronald Marsh Producer
Ken Cooper Editor
Frederick Knapman Production Designer
Harry Rabinowitz Composer

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