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The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

1968 · 1 season

A gentle, chatty half-hour of vintage British character comedy, easy to dip into and pleasant to watch.

Created by
Ronnie Barker
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Richard O'Callaghan, Talfryn Thomas, Meredith Edwards
Overview
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse is a British anthology of six half-hour comedies showcasing the talents of Ronnie Barker. All were broadcast by Associated-Rediffusion from 3 April to 8 May 1968. Of the six, two are lost.

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Created by
Ronnie Barker
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Richard O'Callaghan, Talfryn Thomas, Meredith Edwards
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • class
  • work
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Created by
Ronnie Barker
Written by
Johnnie Mortimer, Alun Owen, Brian Cooke, Hugh Leonard
Starring
Richard O'Callaghan, Talfryn Thomas, Meredith Edwards, Dudley Jones, Gwendolyn Jones, Alun Owen, George A. Cooper, Sandra Michaels
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 25 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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