The Old Contemptible
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1970
- 1 pilot
Keith Waterhouse sitcom pilot about a First World War survivor attempting to instil a sense of old-fashioned values to modern world. Stars Billy Russell, Arthur English, Gretchen Franklin and Tamara Ustinov.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1970
- Channel
- BBC 1
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Stars
- Billy Russell, Arthur English, Gretchen Franklin and Tamara Ustinov
- Writer
- Keith Waterhouse
- Director
- Vere Lorrimer
- Producer
- Dennis Main Wilson
- Company
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Additional details
- Part of
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
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Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 15th July 1970 at 7:30pm on BBC One
- Episode length
- 30 minutes