British Comedy Guide

The Dobson Doughnut

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1974
  • 1 pilot

Comedy Playhouse pilot starring Milo O'Shea as Henry Medway, newly retired and an aspiring round-the-world yachtsman. Also features Bernard Spear, Jo Kendall, Brian Miller, Robert Prince, John Ringham and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1974
Channel
BBC 1
Episodes
1 Pilot
Stars
Milo O'Shea, Bernard Spear, Jo Kendall, Brian Miller, Robert Prince, John Ringham, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jim Smilie and more
Writer
Raymond Allen
Producer
Michael Mills
Company

Henry Medway decides to brighten his retirement by sailing round the world in an 18ft boat. He is sponsored by a local bakery called Dobson's, but Medway is not quite the stuff of famous global navigators.

Additional details

Part of

Comedy Playhouse

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 14th May 1974 at 8:30pm on BBC One
Episode length
30 minutes

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