BBC Two · Ended

Seven of One

Comedy · 1973

Last aired: S1 E7, I'll Fly You for a Quid · 1973-05-06

Seven one-off comedies starring Ronnie Barker. Two of the seven went on to become BBC sitcom series - Open All Hours and Prisoner and Escort, which became Porridge.

Cast

Ronnie Barker Albert Arkwright

Ronnie Barker Norman Stanley Fletcher

Ronnie Barker Sam Cobbett

Ronnie Barker Albert Spanner

Ronnie Barker Harry Norvel

Ronnie Barker Alan Joyce

Ronnie Barker Evan Owen

Ronnie Barker Grandpa Owen

Season 1

E1 Open All Hours 1973-03-25 · 30 min

E2 Prisoner and Escort 1973-04-01 · 30 min Norman Stanley Fletcher, a career criminal, and his escorts – soft-hearted Mr. Barrowclough and authoritarian Mr. Mackay - make the journey on New Year's Eve from London up to Slade Prison in Cumberland.

E3 My Old Man 1973-04-08 · 30 min To old Sam Cobbett it seems like the end of the line. In retirement after 30 years as an engine-driver his life seems to be running out of steam.

E4 Spanner's Eleven 1973-04-15 · 30 min Albert's life is tied to Ashfield Football Club - bottom of the League.

E5 Another Fine Mess 1973-04-22 · 30 min When Harry and Sydney plan to impersonate Laurel and Hardy it all gets a bit close to the real thing.

E6 One Man's Meat 1973-04-29 · 30 min

E7 I'll Fly You for a Quid 1973-05-06 · 30 min Grandpa Owen dies concealing a winning betting slip. His gambling-mad family is desperate to prove 'you can't take it with you.'

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