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

Episodes

References

Bibliography

  • Hogg, James. More Than Just A Good Life: The Authorised Biography of Richard Briers. Hachette UK, 2018.