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The Walrus And The Carpenter. Image shows from L to R: Luther Flannery (Hugh Griffith), Gascoigne Quilt (Felix Aylmer). Copyright: BBC
The Walrus And The Carpenter

The Walrus And The Carpenter

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1963 - 1965
  • 7 episodes (1 series)

Gascoigne Quilt & Luther Flannery meet in a graveyard. The two old men have little in common but Luther's sense of adventure leads them into scrapes. Stars Hugh Griffith, Felix Aylmer and Hazel Hughes.

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The Walrus And The Carpenter trivia

The title The Walrus and the Carpenter was the invention of actor Felix Aylmer

Source: Barry Took - A Point of View, his autobiography

The original pilot episode was initially credited to just writer Marty Feldman as Barry Took was still under contract at Granada TV. At the time the series was made he had left Granada and the pre-series repeat of the pilot contained the co-writing credits.

Source: Barry Took - A Point of View, his autobiography

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