The Valiant Varneys

{{Short description|British TV comedy series (1964–1965)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}

{{Infobox television

| image = The_Valiant_Varneys_publicity_photo_(1964-5).png

| image_alt = Publicity shot. Right: Reg Varney, in suit of arms with visor open. Left: Audrey Nicholson, smiling. The two are looking at each other happily.

| caption = Publicity shot for the series. Reg Varney with cast member Audrey Nicholson.

| runtime = 30 minutes

| writer = David Cumming

| director = Peter Whitmore

| starring = Reg Varney

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| company = BBC Television

| first_aired = {{Start date|1964|7|9|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1965|5|7|df=y}}

| num_series = 2

| num_episodes = 15

}}

The Valiant Varneys is a British television children's comedy series produced by the BBC. It ran weekly for two seasons 1964–65, with 13 episodes in total.{{Cite web |title=The Valiant Varneys |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150744858 |access-date=5 November 2023 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}

The show was broadcast from the BBC Television Theatre in front of a live audience.{{Cite book |last=Lewisohn |first=Mark |title=Radio Times Guide To Comedy |publisher=BBC Worldwide Ltd |year=2003 |isbn=0563487550 |edition=2nd |pages=801}}{{Cite web |title=The Valiant Varneys |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=first&q=%22the+valiant+varneys%22 |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=BBC Programme Guide}}

The TV archive organisation Kaleidoscope lists all episodes as lost.{{Cite web |title=The Valiant Varneys |url=https://www.tvbrain.info/tv-archive?showname=%22valiant+varneys%22&type=lostshow |access-date=30 September 2023 |website=TV Brain}}