Cast & Crew

Series Directed by

Mike Crisp
(10 episodes, 1979-1981)
Harold Snoad
(3 episodes, 1974-1981)
Colin Charman
(2 episodes, 1973)
Bill Ersser
(2 episodes, 1973)
David Croft
(1 episode, 1964)

Series Writing Credits

John Singer
(writer) (75 episodes, 1969-1981)
John Singer
(film sequences) (14 episodes, 1979-1981)
John Singer
(writer: film sequences) (unknown episodes)
John Singer
(additional material) (3 episodes, 1979-1981)
John Singer
(script) (3 episodes, 1963-1964)
John Singer
(sketches written by) (3 episodes, 1977)
John Singer
(93 episodes, 1963-1981)
John Warren
(writer) (66 episodes, 1969-1977)
John Warren
(script) (3 episodes, 1963-1964)
John Warren
(writer: film sequences) (unknown episodes)
John Warren
(70 episodes, 1963-1977)
David Cumming
(script) (42 episodes, 1963-1967)
Brad Ashton
(script) (23 episodes, 1966-1970)
Dick Emery
(additional material) (20 episodes, 1969-1970)
Peter Robinson
(script) (14 episodes, 1969-1970)
Peter Robinson
(sketches written by) (3 episodes, 1977)
Peter Robinson
(sketches) (1 episode, 1979)
Peter Robinson
(writer) (1 episode, 1970)
Eric Davidson
(script) (16 episodes, 1966-1970)
Eric Davidson
(writer) (2 episodes, 1971)
Austin Steele
(script) (14 episodes, 1967-1968)
Maurice Wiltshire
(script) (11 episodes, 1965-1966)
Bryan Blackburn
(script) (9 episodes, 1969)
Lew Schwarz
(script) (7 episodes, 1966)
Mel Brooks
(script) (6 episodes, 1965)
Mel Tolkin
(script) (6 episodes, 1965)
Derek Collyer
(script) (6 episodes, 1966-1968)
Dabber Davis
(script) (4 episodes, 1966)
Dabber Davis
(6 episodes, 1966-1968)
George Evans
(script) (6 episodes, 1966-1968)
Steven Singer
(film sequences) (5 episodes, 1981)
Steven Singer
(additional material) (1 episode, 1981)
Steven Singer
(writer) (1 episode, 1981)
Barry Cryer
(sketches) (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Barry Cryer
(additional material) (1 episode, 1981)
Barry Cryer
(script) (1 episode, 1964)
Barry Cryer
(sketches written by) (1 episode, 1977)
Peter Buchanan
(additional material) (3 episodes, 1970)
Peter Buchanan
(script) (1 episode, 1970)
Peter Buchanan
(writer) (1 episode, 1970)
John Esmonde
(script) (4 episodes, 1965-1967)
Bob Larbey
(script) (4 episodes, 1965-1967)
David Nobbs
(script) (4 episodes, 1965)
Peter Tinniswood
(script) (4 episodes, 1965)
Richard Armstrong
(script) (4 episodes, 1967-1968)
Michael Norman
(sketches) (4 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jim Tysoe
(sketches) (4 episodes, 1979-1980)
Gavin Osbon
(additional material) (3 episodes, 1981)
Gavin Osbon
(sketches) (1 episode, 1980)
Willis Hall
(sketches written by) (2 episodes, 1977)
Willis Hall
(script) (1 episode, 1966)
Dan Douglas
(script) (3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Bernie Sharp
(script) (3 episodes, 1970)
Bill Stark
(script) (3 episodes, 1970)
Bob Hedley
(additional material) (2 episodes, 1977-1980)
Bob Hedley
(writer) (1 episode, 1971)
Hugh Stuckey
(sketches written by) (3 episodes, 1977)
Tom Magee Englefield
(additional material) (2 episodes, 1981)
Tom Magee Englefield
(sketches) (1 episode, 1979)
Kenneth Rock
(additional material) (3 episodes, 1980-1981)
Selma Diamond
(script) (2 episodes, 1965)
Larry Gelbart
(script) (2 episodes, 1965)
Sheldon Keller
(script) (2 episodes, 1965)
Michael Stewart
(script) (2 episodes, 1965)
Keith Waterhouse
(script) (1 episode, 1966)
Keith Waterhouse
(sketches written by) (1 episode, 1977)
Mark Singleton
(script) (2 episodes, 1966)
P.H. Robinson
(script) (2 episodes, 1967)
Peter Bishop
(script) (2 episodes, 1969)
Charles Hart
(script) (2 episodes, 1969)
Garry Chambers
(writer) (2 episodes, 1971)
N.F. Simpson
(sketches written by) (1 episode, 1977)
N.F. Simpson
(sketches) (1 episode, 1980)
Terry Ravenscroft
(additional material) (1 episode, 1981)
Terry Ravenscroft
(sketches) (1 episode, 1979)
Chris Miller
(sketches) (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Terence Murphy
(additional material) (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Eric Merriman
(additional material) (2 episodes, 1981)
Neville Phillips
(script) (1 episode, 1964)
Gary Belkin
(script) (1 episode, 1965)
Dick Clement
(script) (1 episode, 1965)
Robert Gray
(script) (1 episode, 1965)
Lucille Kallen
(script) (1 episode, 1965)
Bill Craig
(script) (1 episode, 1966)
Marty Feldman
(script) (1 episode, 1966)
Jimmy Grafton
(script) (1 episode, 1966)
Talbot Rothwell
(script) (1 episode, 1966)
Myles Rudge
(script) (1 episode, 1966)
Eric Green
(script) (1 episode, 1967)
Johnnie McGregor
(script) (1 episode, 1967)
John Muir
(script) (1 episode, 1967)
John O'Toole
(script) (1 episode, 1967)
Harold Pinter
(script) (1 episode, 1967)
John Waterhouse
(script) (1 episode, 1967)
Len Lowe
(script) (1 episode, 1968)
Ernest Maxin
(writer) (1 episode, 1970)
Peter Vincent
(writer) (1 episode, 1971)
Dave Dutton
(sketches written by) (1 episode, 1977)
Paul Eldergill
(additional material) (1 episode, 1980)
David Renwick
(sketches) (1 episode, 1980)
Colin Brown
(additional material) (1 episode, 1981)
Philip Campbell
(additional material) (1 episode, 1981)
Graham Deykin
(additional material) (1 episode, 1981)
Eric Dickenson
(additional material) (1 episode, 1981)
Philip Munnoch
(additional material) (1 episode, 1981)
Cathy Parry
(additional material) (1 episode, 1981)

Series Cast

Dick Emery
 Various Characters 164 episodes, 1963-1981
Pat Coombs
 On-screen Participant 44 episodes, 1966-1980
Victor Maddern
 Ernie 39 episodes, 1968-1981
Helen Fraser
 Lampwick's daughter 34 episodes, 1972-1981
Gordon Clyde
 The Interviewer / ... 32 episodes, 1969-1975
Mark Singleton
 Various 29 episodes, 1966-1973
Josephine Blake
 Self 26 episodes, 1966-1976
Tim Barrett
 Electric Calculator Customer 20 episodes, 1967-1981
Joan Sims
 Various Characters 15 episodes, 1963-1964
Josephine Tewson
 Bridget 15 episodes, 1969-1981
Trisha Noble
 Self 15 episodes, 1966-1968
Cliff Adams
 Themselves 14 episodes, 1963-1964
Mary Millar
 Various Characters 14 episodes, 1963-1964
Roy Kinnear
 Minor Role 10 episodes, 1973-1981
John Quayle
 On-screen Participant 10 episodes, 1972-1975
Keith Smith
 The Interviewer 10 episodes, 1971
Deryck Guyler
 Various Characters 9 episodes, 1964-1967
June Whitfield
 Various Characters / ... 9 episodes, 1969-1974
Harold Goodwin
 Tramp 9 episodes, 1972-1979
Len Lowe
 Various Characters 8 episodes, 1963-1976
Rex Garner
 Various Characters 7 episodes, 1963
The Take Five
 Themselves 7 episodes, 1965
John Witty
 Commentator 7 episodes, 1966
Anne Cunningham
 Various 7 episodes, 1973
Claire Davenport
 Bossy Wife 7 episodes, 1976-1981
Mavis Ascott
 Self 6 episodes, 1963-1964
Michael Stainton
 Train Guard 6 episodes, 1973-1977
Gary Miller
 Self 5 episodes, 1963-1964
John Cater
 Various Characters 5 episodes, 1964-1981
Colin Partington
 Self - Dancer 5 episodes, 1966-1970
Raymond Mason
 Various 5 episodes, 1971-1977
Jimmy Thompson
 The Brides Brother 5 episodes, 1972-1976
Derek Francis
 Hotel Manager 5 episodes, 1974-1981
The Springfields
 Themselves 4 episodes, 1963
John Owens
 Self 4 episodes, 1975-1979
Barrie Gosney
 Wilf 4 episodes, 1974-1980
Jean Harrington
 Self 4 episodes, 1975-1977
Douglas Squires
 Self 3 episodes, 1963-1964
Windsor Davies
 Police Sergeant 3 episodes, 1972-1974
Anthony Sharp
 Driving Instructor 3 episodes, 1972-1981
Moira Foot
 Various / ... 3 episodes, 1975-1979
Michael Robbins
 Flynn O'Thick 3 episodes, 1969-1981
John Barrard
 Various 3 episodes, 1972-1980
Keith James
 Various 3 episodes, 1972-1976
Garfield Morgan
 Man at employment office 3 episodes, 1972-1973
Grahame Mallard
 Self 3 episodes, 1975-1976
Henry McGee
 Man In Café 3 episodes, 1977-1981
Alex MacIntosh
 Self 2 episodes, 1964
John Arnatt
 On-screen Participant 2 episodes, 1972-1973
Harold Bennett
 Mr. Witty 2 episodes, 1973-1975
Johnny Pearson
 Themselves 2 episodes, 1966
The Karlins
 Themselves 2 episodes, 1966
Anita Harris
 Self 2 episodes, 1967
The Tony Mansell Singers
 Themselves 2 episodes, 1969
A.J. Brown
 Various 2 episodes, 1971-1972
Bernard Holley
 Various Parts 2 episodes, 1974-1977
John Ringham
 Various 2 episodes, 1974-1975
Frank Thornton
 Man By Tennis Court 2 episodes, 1976-1981
Terence Alexander
 On-screen Participant 2 episodes, 1976-1980
Jacki Piper
 Self 2 episodes, 1976
George Miller
 Self 2 episodes, 1976
Victor Dear
 Self 2 episodes, 1976
Ted Wheeler
 Self 2 episodes, 1976
Suzy Mandel
 Dawn - the biker chick 2 episodes, 1977
Gretchen Franklin
 Auntie 2 episodes, 1979-1981
Ken Morris
 Self 1 episode, 1964
James Clark
 Self 1 episode, 1964
Graham Hill
 Self 1 episode, 1970
Joan Savage
 Self 1 episode, 1964
The Barron Knights
 Themselves 1 episode, 1967
Temperance Seven
 Themselves 1 episode, 1963
The King Brothers
 Themselves 1 episode, 1964
Roy Budd
 Self 1 episode, 1968
The Dallas Boys
 Themselves 1 episode, 1963
Roy Gunson
 Self 1 episode, 1964
The Bedlams
 Themselves 1 episode, 1964
Bill Drysdale
 Self - Dancer 1 episode, 1970
Bruce Wightman
 Various Characters 1 episode, 1964
Hilary Pritchard
 Hiker 1 episode, 1981
The Urchins
 Themselves 1 episode, 1964
Maurice Lane
 Self - Dancer 1 episode, 1970
Barrie Wilkinson
 Self - Dancer 1 episode, 1970
Gordon Yeats
 Self - Dancer 1 episode, 1970
Dick Haymes
 Self 1 episode, 1963
Peta Page
 Self 1 episode, 1963
Rob Murray
 Self 1 episode, 1963
Paul Page
 Self 1 episode, 1963
Richard Moore
 Various Characters 1 episode, 1964
Bert Weedon
 Self 1 episode, 1964
Blue Diamonds
 Themselves 1 episode, 1964
Steve Clark
 Self 1 episode, 1964
The George Mitchell Singers
 Themselves 1 episode, 1966
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
 Themselves 1 episode, 1966
Chris Barber's Jazz Band
 Themselves 1 episode, 1966
Pepe Jaramillo
 Self 1 episode, 1966
The Chants
 Themselves 1 episode, 1966
Ivan Baptie
 Self - Dancer 1 episode, 1966
Alex Welsh
 Themselves 1 episode, 1966
Astrud Gilberto
 Self 1 episode, 1967
Peter West
 Self 1 episode, 1967
Lee Meza
 Self 1 episode, 1967
Britt Hagen
 Self 1 episode, 1967
Irène Berthier
 Self 1 episode, 1967
Elaine Delmar
 Self 1 episode, 1968
Brenda Arnau
 Self 1 episode, 1969
The Satin Bells
 Themselves 1 episode, 1969
Tammy Jones
 Self 1 episode, 1969
Sheela Munro
 Self 1 episode, 1969
The Coffee Set
 Themselves 1 episode, 1969
Lon Satton
 Self 1 episode, 1970
Sandie Shaw
 Self 1 episode, 1970
Julie Rogers
 Self 1 episode, 1970
Jill Day
 Self 1 episode, 1970
Roy Jones
 Self - Dancer 1 episode, 1970
Peter Salmon
 Self - Dancer 1 episode, 1970
Sylvia McNeill
 Self 1 episode, 1970
Gordon Coster
 Self - Dancer 1 episode, 1970
Samantha Jones
 Self 1 episode, 1970
Vincent Zarra
 Self 1 episode, 1970
Rita Webb
 Landlany 1 episode, 1972
Sue Bond
 Various 1 episode, 1972
Geoffrey Russell
 Various 1 episode, 1972
Terence Woodfield
 Various 1 episode, 1972
Valerie Stanton
 Various 1 episode, 1972
Bernard Severn
 Various 1 episode, 1972
Christian Comber
 Various 1 episode, 1972
John DeVaut
 Various 1 episode, 1972
Melissa Stribling
 On-screen Participant 1 episode, 1973
Charles Lloyd Pack
 On-screen Participant 1 episode, 1973
Julie Stevens
 Self 1 episode, 1973
Neil Wilson
 Various 1 episode, 1973
Edwin Brown
 Various 1 episode, 1973
Yootha Joyce
 Vicar's Wife 1 episode, 1974
Keith Marsh
 Rev. Galbraith 1 episode, 1974
William Moore
 Bill 1 episode, 1974
Maxine Gordon
 Shelly 1 episode, 1974
Wendy Richard
 Flirtatious Lady 1 episode, 1975
Mollie Sugden
 Blackpool Woman in Deckchair 1 episode, 1976
Ian Hendry
 Military 1 episode, 1976
Patrick Newell
 Self 1 episode, 1976
Jerry Stovin
 Self 1 episode, 1976
Peter Hughes
 Self 1 episode, 1976
David Stoll
 Self 1 episode, 1976
Sue Upton
 Cricket Spectator 1 episode, 1978
Tony Kenyon
 WW2 Prisoner 1 episode, 1979
Irene Peters
 Tourist 1 episode, 1980
Steve Ismay
 Villain Wearing Ladies Underwear (uncredited) 1 episode, 1965
Barbie Denham
 Bikini Girl (uncredited) 1 episode, 1981

Series Produced by

John Ammonds
executive producer (68 episodes, 1964-1976)
Harold Snoad
producer (52 episodes, 1974-1981)
Ernest Maxin
producer (42 episodes, 1966-1970)
Colin Charman
producer (41 episodes, 1969-1974)
John Street
producer (14 episodes, 1963-1968)
Dennis Main-Wilson
producer (7 episodes, 1965)
David Croft
producer (6 episodes, 1963-1964)
James Gilbert
producer (1 episode, 1963)

Series Editing by

John Dunstan
(12 episodes, 1980-1981)
Geoffrey Botterill
(2 episodes, 1963)
Alan Martin
(2 episodes, 1964)
Valerie Best
(1 episode, 1963)
Jim Latham
(1 episode, 1964)
Peter Pierce
(1 episode, 1964)
Tom Poore
(1 episode, 1964)
Mike Houghton
(1 episode, 1977)

Series Production Design by

Victor Meredith
(13 episodes, 1967-1971)
Tony Snoaden
(12 episodes, 1979-1981)
Gerry Scott
(10 episodes, 1969-1973)
Bernard Lloyd-Jones
(10 episodes, 1973-1976)
Bruce Macadie
(10 episodes, 1980-1981)
Roger Andrews
(9 episodes, 1963-1966)
Melvyn Cornish
(9 episodes, 1963-1966)
Bryan Ellis
(9 episodes, 1975)
Paul Allen
(8 episodes, 1973-1977)
Nigel Curzon
(8 episodes, 1977)
Richard Hunt
(7 episodes, 1972-1973)
Eric Walmsley
(7 episodes, 1974-1975)
Bob Cove
(6 episodes, 1976)
Jack Robinson
(5 episodes, 1966)
Alan Hunter-Craig
(5 episodes, 1967-1969)
Chris Pemsel
(5 episodes, 1967)
Anna Ridley
(5 episodes, 1971)
Don Giles
(5 episodes, 1973)
Fiona Comrie
(5 episodes, 1977)
Martin Johnson
(4 episodes, 1964-1967)
Kenneth Sharp
(4 episodes, 1969)
Colin Pigott
(3 episodes, 1966)
Martin Collins
(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Ridley Scott
(2 episodes, 1963)
Chris Thompson
(2 episodes, 1969)
David Chandler
(2 episodes, 1970)
Colin Green
(2 episodes, 1970)
J. Roger Lowe
(2 episodes, 1973)
Jeremy Bear
(2 episodes, 1974)
Ros Inglis
(2 episodes, 1974)
Geoff Powell
(2 episodes, 1975)
Ray London
(2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Stanley Dorfman
(1 episode, 1963)
Robert MacGowan
(1 episode, 1963)
John Burrowes
(1 episode, 1970)
Lesley Bremness
(1 episode, 1973)
John Stout
(1 episode, 1974)
Robin Tarsnane
(1 episode, 1974)
Rochelle Selwyn
(1 episode, 1979)
Paul Trerise
(1 episode, 1979)

Series Costume Design by

Andrew Rose
(14 episodes, 1977-1979)
Andrew MacKenzie
(10 episodes, 1974-1976)
Velma Buckle
(2 episodes, 1973)

Series Makeup Department

Cherry Alston
make-up / makeup artist (56 episodes, 1969-1973)
Janet Wild
make-up artist / makeup artist (21 episodes, 1974-1976)
Jill Hagger
make-up artist / makeup artist (6 episodes, 1979)
Lyn De Winne
makeup artist (1 episode, 1973)
Marianne Ford
make-up (1 episode, 1977)

Series Sound Department

Paul Roberts
re-recording mixer (12 episodes, 1980-1981)
Colin Dixon
sound (11 episodes, 1971-1972)
Hugh Barker
sound (1 episode, 1970)
Laurie Taylor
sound (1 episode, 1972)
Peter Rose
sound (1 episode, 1973)
Jack Sudic
sound (1 episode, 1974)
Tony Philpot
sound (1 episode, 1975)
Michael McCarthy
sound: studio (1 episode, 1976)
Stuart Moser
sound recordist (1 episode, 1980)
Doug Mawson
sound recordist (1 episode, 1981)
Bill Meekums
sound (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by

Len Hutton
visual effects (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department

Tony Leggo
film cameraman (4 episodes, 1963-1964)
Clive Thomas
lighting / lighting technician (4 episodes, 1964-1972)
Bill Matthews
film cameraman (4 episodes, 1976-1980)
Derek Hobday
lighting (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
George Summers
lighting / studio lighting (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
Eugene Carr
film cameraman (2 episodes, 1981)
A.A. Englander
film cameraman (1 episode, 1963)
Peter Hamilton
film cameraman (1 episode, 1964)
Geoff Mulligan
film cameraman (1 episode, 1964)
Len Newson
film cameraman (1 episode, 1964)
Dave Sydenham
lighting (1 episode, 1970)
Alan Horne
lighting technician (1 episode, 1973)
Ken MacGregor
lighting (1 episode, 1973)
Brian Clemett
lighting (1 episode, 1974)
Keith Taylor
film cameraman (1 episode, 1980)
John Dixon
lighting (1 episode, 1981)
John McGlashan
camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department

Velma Buckle
costumes (24 episodes, 1972-1973)
Maggie Partington-Smith
set costumer (22 episodes, 1974-1975)
Ian Adley
costumes (11 episodes, 1970-1971)
Rita Reekie
costumes (2 episodes, 1969)
Dinah Collin
costumes (1 episode, 1969)
Sally Nieper
costumes (1 episode, 1970)

Series Editorial Department

John Sillitto
editor: video tape (5 episodes, 1980-1981)

Series Music Department

Dennis Wilson
orchestrations by / musical director / musical associate (41 episodes, 1963-1968)
Norman Percival
musical director / orchestrations by / music director (34 episodes, 1966-1970)
Harry Rabinowitz
musical director / conductor (31 episodes, 1963-1968)
Alan Roper
composer: signature tune (10 episodes, 1971)
Arthur Wilkinson
conductor (3 episodes, 1963)
Alyn Ainsworth
musical director / music director (3 episodes, 1964-1967)
Jack Point
composer: incidental music (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Peter Knight
musical director (1 episode, 1965)

Series Script and Continuity Department

Richard Waring
script editor (1 episode, 1963)
Austin Steele
script editor (1 episode, 1967)

Series Additional Crew

Douglas Squires
staging by / musical numbers staged by (9 episodes, 1963-1964)
Malcolm Clare
choreography by (7 episodes, 1965)
Alfred Rodriguez
musical numbers staged by (4 episodes, 1963)
Roy Gunson
staging by (2 episodes, 1964)
Tommy Linden
numbers staged by (1 episode, 1964)
John Holmes
animal trainer (1 episode, 1966)
Irving Davies
choreographer (1 episode, 1967)
Mike Crisp
production assistant (unknown episodes)
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