Produced by master of the sitcom, David Croft, who was also responsible for co-writing Dad’s Army, Are You Being Served?

There's tension in the household when Hugh is offered a Whippet puppy by the Crispins, but Terry disallows this. com indicate that there were 69 full episodes, the later source was used for the estimate of the number of surviving shows. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

When he’s not hard at work at the local aircraft factory, he whiles away his free time getting haplessly roped into Terry’s get-rich-quick schemes. These days you can't poke fun at anyone without being accused of being sexist, racist, homophobic etc. Synopsis currently unavailable, this episode was recovered in July 2017 by BBC South producer and presenter Richard Latto. On one side of the Scotts lived the Crispins – him a loudmouth and her a snob – and their daughter, Norma, an object of lust for the boys. A royal visit is taking place in Tooting, and 33 Lobelia Avenue has been chosen as the destination to host the royal party for afternoon tea.

Mr Crispin is a thug who thinks violence will solve a problem, Mrs Crispin is a snob and their daughter Norma is constantly being stalked by men. The opening episode is the weakest, but once past that HUGH AND I reveals itself as a thoroughly decent sitcom that genuinely raises a laugh - either through John Chapman's dialogue or the pitch-perfect antics of the leads: a blustering, know-it-all Terry Scott and his put upon lodger Hugh Lloyd. Life at 33 Lobelia Avenue, Tooting is not what it seems as two friends muddle their way out of trouble of their own making.Lost episodes of classic Eric Sykes and Terry Scott sitcoms discovers : News 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Husband Harold Wormold has vanished from the series and brother-in-law Cecil has taken his place with Haig looking like his "LeClerc" role in 'Allo 'Allo! This hilarious sitcom sees the unlikely twosome encounter all sorts of scrapes and mishaps as bully boy Terry pursues wealth and glory, with the kind but dim-witted Hugh trailing along behind.

When Hugh is suffering from a terrible toothache, the entire household and neighbours rally round him for assistance. I love watching this and other 1960s sitcoms as I wasn't born when they were originally transmitted.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Getting up at 5am and wandering around on cold moors quickly loses its appeal, and it doesn't help that there are army manoeuvres there, so they head south to Brighton.

It's the day of Terry's cousin Ivy's wedding, and he has been volunteered by her mother Mavis to host the wedding reception, without letting him know in advance. The other 4 half hour episodes that are said to still survive are not on here and the remaining Christmas night with the stars short is nowhere to be seen. Of the episodes I saw, my favourite had to be A Fete worse than Death, with Joan Hickson and Patsy Smart, incredibly funny. The two actors had previously worked together on stage for many years, which created a comic rapport between them.episodes were produced over 6 series, as well as two short special episodes as part of the BBC's Christmas Night with the Stars programme in 1963 and 1964 respectively. How sad that so much of it is missing, a date that affected many shows of the time, including Doctor Who, let's hope some are found in the future, a few have surfaced over the years.