TV series
The Last Of The Baskets
1971–1972 · 2 seasons
A gentle, cosy sitcom where class-clash gags and a loyal old retainer keep things amiably silly and low-stakes.
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Arthur Lowe, Patricia Hayes, Ken Jones
- Overview
- Created by John Stevenson, the programme was about a factory worker Clifford Basket (played by Ken Jones) who inherited a title of the Earl of Clogborough, the remaining estate of which is a rundown mansion at Little Clogborough-in-the-Marsh and a faithful servant Bodkin played by Arthur Lowe
- How it feels
- Light, warm, satirical and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Class, family, friendship, identity
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Arthur Lowe, Patricia Hayes, Ken Jones


