TV series

Galton and Simpson Comedy

1969 · 1 season

A gentle, talky anthology of comic playlets, more wry and theatrical than laugh-out-loud, best enjoyed with attention to the wordplay.

Genres: Comedy
Starring: Milo O'Shea, Leslie Phillips, Harry H. Corbett

Overview: Six standalone comedy plays by writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, with themes including farce, fantasy and murder. Featured stars include Leslie Phillips and Bob Monkhouse, while there's also another collaboration with Harry H. Corbett.

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Genres: Comedy
Starring: Milo O'Shea, Leslie Phillips, Harry H. Corbett

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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: deception
class
identity
morality
death
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	3
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Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Written by: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Starring: Milo O'Shea, Leslie Phillips, Harry H. Corbett
Length: 1 seasons, 1 episodes, 25 min each
Languages: English

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