Comic Roots: Kenneth Williams

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Comic Roots

A series of four films in which comic stars dig up the roots of their humour.

Comic Roots: Series 2: Kenneth Williams

Kenneth Williams

Series 2

BBC One - Comic Roots, Series 2, Kenneth Williams

Kenneth Williams explores his roots in and around St Pancras where he grew up.

Kenneth Williams explores his roots in and around London's St Pancras, where he grew up.

Architecture, poetry, art and music were the formative influences on Kenneth Williams: the slum architecture of St Pancras where he grew up, the liquid poetry of his Gran's fruity anecdotes,  the art of the Marcel wave practised by his hairdresser father and the musical knees-up at The Boot pub.

Comic Roots: Series 2

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Comic stars explore the roots of their humour.

Ever Decreasing Circles

British sitcom about domestic disharmony in suburbia, starring Richard Briers

Sitcom about domestic disharmony in suburbia, with Richard Briers starring as would-be pillar of the community Martin Bryce

Ever Decreasing Circles: Series 2

Ever Decreasing Circles: Series 2: Episode 4: Housework

Episode 4

Episode 4: Housework

Housework

BBC Two - Ever Decreasing Circles, Series 2, Housework

Martin's attempts to keep his house in order while Ann is in hospital are quite ambitious.

Sitcom about domestic disharmony in suburbia. While Ann is in hospital for minor surgery, Martin's attempts to keep his house in order are somewhat ambitious.

Martin is left to look after the house when Ann goes into hospital. He's adamant he can cope on his own, but as it turns out, Ann was right to fret about the state of their home.

BBC Two

BBC Two is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Sitcom about domestic disharmony in suburbia, starring Richard Briers

More domestic disharmony in suburbia for pillar of community Martin Bryce, played by Richard Briers. Also starring Penelope Wilton and Peter Egan

Tenko

Drama based on the experiences of a group of women who are taken as prisoners of war.

Drama based on the real life experiences of a group of women whose lives are changed forever when they are taken by the Japanese as prisoners of war after the fall of Singapore.

Tenko: Series 3: Episode 6

11/11/1984

Episode 6

Series 3

BBC One - Tenko, Series 3, Episode 6

Hostility from the internees and an unexpected letter force Dorothy to make a decision.

Hostility from the new internees and an unexpected letter force Dorothy into an important decision.

Tenko: Series 3

Third series of drama about a group of women who are taken as prisoners of war.

Third series of drama based on the experiences of a group of women whose lives are changed when they are taken by the Japanese as prisoners of war after the fall of Singapore.

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