That Was the Week That Was

Season 1

Satirical sketch show. The first such show in the UK. It ran for two seasons before being pulled just before the 1964 general election.

Where to Watch Season 1

23 Episodes

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Show 1The first programme includes: A parody of BBC by-election coverage; The army becoming a political party; An expose of record producer Norrie Paramor; Bernard Levin interviewing a group of PR men; a skit on the then-current infomercial-style show ""Jim's Inn"", a parody of the recent hit song ""Love And Marriage"" and Timothy Birdsall's send-up of Identikit pictures.
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Show 2Items include: A look at the possible successors to retired Conservative leader Harold MacMillan; a send-up of TV science shows; and a rant by a yobbish cricketer (Cope).
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Show 3A monologue by a tobacconist (Roy Kinnear) on why smoking is a good thing, an expose of songwriter Lionel Bart's borrowings from old-time songs; Bernard Levin interviews hotellier Charles Forte, a group of Cardinals sing Arrivederci Roma; and a sketch (and subsequent calypso) on the subject of open flies.
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Show 4A list of Britain's remaining colonies; trade unions quarrelling over a hole in the road; an old-time comedian (Roy Kinnear) complains about the satire boom.
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Show 5The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down by a group of farmers.
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That Was The Year That WasAn expose of the ""Cross Bencher"" column in the Sunday Express.
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