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Cribbins

1969–1970 · 2 seasons

A breezy, silly parade of quick sketches and songs that flits from one daft character to the next without ever asking much of you.

Created by
Bernard Cribbins
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bernard Cribbins, Bob Todd, Terence Brady
Overview
An offbeat revue of quickfire sketches in the 'Cribbins style', this fast-moving mixture of comedy and song (including chart hits Hole in the Ground, Gossip Calypso, and Right Said Fred) featured a gallery of outrageous characters in a myriad of seemingly inexhaustible situations! Bank clerk, burglar, tramp, librarian, cowboy and even spaceman – Cribbins is all these, and many more!

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Created by
Bernard Cribbins
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bernard Cribbins, Bob Todd, Terence Brady
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    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • anthology
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight1

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    Genres
    comedy
    Created by
    Bernard Cribbins
    Written by
    Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke
    Starring
    Bernard Cribbins, Bob Todd, Terence Brady, Laura Thurlow, Madeline Smith, Sheila Steafel, Tim Barrett, Carmel McSharry
    Length
    2 seasons, 12 episodes, 25 min each
    Network
    ITV1
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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