The World of Beachcomber
6.4
Season 2
S2 · E1 · Sep 22, 1969
Series 2, Show 1 Episode 1
S2 · E2 · Sep 29, 1969
Series 2, Show 2 Episode 2
S2 · E3 · Oct 6, 1969
Series 2, Show 3 Episode 3
S2 · E4 · Oct 13, 1969
Series 2, Show 4 Episode 4
S2 · E5 · Oct 20, 1969
Series 2, Show 5 Episode 5
S2 · E6 · Oct 27, 1969
Series 2, Show 6 Episode 6
6 episodes in Season 2
The World of Beachcomber was a surreal television comedy show produced by the BBC, inspired by the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express newspaper. The show, like the column, consisted of a series of unrelated pieces of humour. Links between the items were provided by Spike Milligan, dressed in a smoking jacket and cap, as in the cartoon logo above the newspaper column. The other actors were a Who's Who of British comedy of the time, encompassing almost every supporting player seen or heard in comedy, not excluding people of diminutive stature.
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Cast
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Spike Milligan
Various Roles
Known for
The Three Musketeers
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Frank Thornton
Various Roles
Known for
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served? The Movie
Leon Thau
Various Roles
Known for
Carry On Up the Khyber
Julian Orchard
Various Roles
Known for
Carry On Henry
The Slipper and the Rose
George Benson
Various Roles
Known for
The Creeping Flesh
Ann Lancaster
Various Roles
Known for
The Railway Children
Paul McDowell
Various Roles
Known for
Porridge
Thelma Taylor
Various Roles
Also in
An Arabian Night
Bernard Jamieson
Various Roles
Also in
Charley's Aunt
Josephine Gordon
Various Roles
Also in
Fresh Fields
A Little Of What You Fancy
John Howard Davies Creator · Duncan Wood Creator Barry Took Writer
Total runtime 9h 30m · Episode length 30 min · Country United Kingdom
Show info
Premiered
January 22, 1968
Final episode
October 27, 1969
Status
Ended
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Episode length
30 min
Total runtime
9h 30m
Original language
English
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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