Beyond a Joke (1972 TV series)

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| starring = Eleanor Bron, John Bird, Barrie Ingham

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Beyond a Joke was a BBC comedy sketch show series broadcast in 1972 starring Eleanor Bron, John Bird and Barrie Ingham with writing contributions from Michael Frayn.{{cite book|title= File on Frayn|author=Page, Malcolm|year= 1994|publisher= Bloomsbury|pages= 61–2|isbn= 9781408152508}} Sketches from the series were shown in 2014 on The Comedy Vaults: BBC Two’s Hidden Treasure, part of BBC2's 50th birthday celebrations.{{cite web|author=Dessau, Bruce|author-link=Bruce Dessau|title= Review: The Comedy Vaults: BBC Two's Hidden Treasure |url=http://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/806/review-comedy-vaults-bbc-two%E2%80%99s-hidden-treasure|date= 11 May 2014|accessdate= 1 August 2014|publisher=Beyondthejoke.co.uk}}