TV series
That Was the Week That Was
1962–1963 · 2 seasons
A brisk, cheeky weekly revue that skewers the powerful with sketches and songs, feeling like a live theatrical jab at the establishment.
- Created by
- Ned Sherrin
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Millicent Martin, Lance Percival, Kenneth Cope
- Overview
- That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. The programme is considered a significant element of the satire boom in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. It broke ground in comedy through lampooning the establishment and political figures. Its broadcast coincided with coverage of the politically charged Profumo affair and John Profumo, the politician at the centre of the affair, became a target for derision. TW3 was first broadcast on Saturday 24 November 1962.
- How it feels
- Satirical, cynical, light and absurd. Brisk and needs your attention.
- About
- Politics, media, power, corruption
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
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- Created by
- Ned Sherrin
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Millicent Martin, Lance Percival, Kenneth Cope
