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What A Turn Up. Image shows from L to R: Margaret Warner (Vivian Pickles), Simon Fennell (David Neville). Copyright: Associated Television
What A Turn Up

What A Turn Up

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1975
  • 1 pilot

A comedy pilot concerning the return of Wally Warner from Australia that was written by the men responsible for The (New) Avengers and much more. Stars Bernard Lee, Vivian Pickles, Anton Rodgers, Diana King, Ronald Leigh-Hunt and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1975
Channel
ITV
Episodes
1 Pilot
Stars
Bernard Lee, Vivian Pickles, Anton Rodgers, Diana King, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Nina Thomas, David Neville and Martin Neil
Writers
Brian Clemens and Dennis Spooner
Director
John Scholz-Conway
Producer
John Scholz-Conway
Company

Grandad's unexpected arrival on the day of his grand-daughter's wedding causes great upheaval in the Warner household - to say nothing of speculation as to whether or not he made a fortune in Australia.

Additional details

Part of

Comedy Premiere

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Theme music by John Montgomery.

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 7th August 1975 at 8pm on ITV1
Episode length
25 minutes

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