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Look - Mike Yarwood!

1971–1976 · 6 seasons

A gentle, cheerful parade of celebrity impressions and light sketches, easy to dip in and out of with a cup of tea.

Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Mike Yarwood, Peter Noone, Larry Martyn
Overview
The original BBC TV series that ran for six series from 1971 until 1976, when later that year he returned with a new series Mike Yarwood In Persons. He performed sketches impersonating famous faces of the day. At its height the show regularly drew audiences of up to 18 million viewers.

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Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Mike Yarwood, Peter Noone, Larry Martyn
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • media
  • identity
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
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
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, family
Starring
Mike Yarwood, Peter Noone, Larry Martyn, Sheila Ferguson, Neil Sedaka
Length
6 seasons, 47 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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