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Slapstick and Old Lace

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Slapstick and Old Lace
GenreComedy
StarringCharlie Drake
Anna Dawson
Henry McGee
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyATV
Original release
NetworkITV
Release4 March (1971-03-04) –
15 April 1971 (1971-04-15)

Slapstick and Old Lace is a British television sketch show which originally aired on ITV in 1971. Starring Charlie Drake, it was his follow-up to his hit television comedy The Worker which had lasted from 1965 to 1970.[1] Also appearing in the show were Anna Dawson and Henry McGee. The title is a reference to the play Arsenic and Old Lace.

In 1976 Drake appeared in a stage show of the same name, which failed due to the extraordinary hot summer during which audience numbers dramatically fell.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Maxford p.240
  2. ^ Goldman p.329

Bibliography

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  • Lawrence Goldman. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005–2008. OUP Oxford, 2013.
  • Howard Maxford. Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland, 2018.
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