Ben Travers' Farces
{{short description|1970 British television series}}
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Richard Briers
Jenny McCracken
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Ben Travers' Farces is a British comedy television series which originally aired on BBC 1.https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/ben_travers_farces/ It ran for a single series of seven episodes between 19 September and 31 October 1970. Each was a stand-alone adaptation of a farce by Ben Travers. The first six episodes were adaptations of Aldwych Farces beginning with Rookery Nookhttps://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ee23f65d794046a6a2bad99de1456009 while the seventh She Follows Me About was based on his wartime play of the same title.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/55864029773c441d867f20978569e39f
Main Cast
- Arthur Lowe (7 episodes)
- Richard Briers (7 episodes)
- Jenny McCracken (6 episodes)
- Megs Jenkins (3 episodes)
- Terence Alexander (3 episodes)
- Frank Thornton (3 episodes)
- Alec Ross (3 episodes)
- Tim Barrett (3 episodes)
- Irene Handl (2 episodes)
- Elizabeth Knight (2 episodes)
- Mollie Sugden (2 episodes)
- Geoffrey Palmer (2 episodes)
- Jessica Benton (2 episodes)
- Polly Adams (2 episodes)
- Althea Parker (2 episodes)
- Jonathan Cecil (2 episodes)
- Edward Dentith (2 episodes)
Episodes
- Rookery Nook (19 September 1970)
- A Cuckoo in the Nest (26 September 1970)
- Turkey Time (3 October 1970)
- A Cup of Kindness (10 October 1970)
- Plunder (17 October 1970)
- Dirty Work (24 October 1970)
- She Follows Me About (31 October 1970)
References
Bibliography
- Hogg, James. More Than Just A Good Life: The Authorised Biography of Richard Briers. Hachette UK, 2018.