At Last the 1948 Show
β 7.5 Β· 1967 Β· Comedy
A groundbreaking, splendidly silly, surreal sketch comedy series written by and starring The Goodies' Tim Brooke-Taylor, Monty Python's Graham Chapman and John Cleese, and comedy legend Marty Feldman.
Episodes
1. Episode 1Opening: Leave Tim Alone κ Doctor Sketch (Man with Skinny Legs) κ Witch (Restaurant Quickie) κ Self-Wrestling (One-Man Wrestling) κ Secret Service Chief Interview (Hit by Balls) κ There's a Man in my Soup (Fly Noises) κ Treasure Trove κ Public Opinion (Vox Pop).
Complete except missing end credits; recovered in 2014.
2. Episode 2Opening: John in Bath κ Foggy Spain Link κ The Four Sydney Lotterbys κ Lucky Gypsy Clothes Pegs κ Judge Not.
Incomplete; only first 5:45 of video footage and about a minute of 'Judge Not' exists from compilations. Full audio is available commercially, accompanied by images of original scripts.
3. Episode 3Opening: Flying into New York κ Bookshop κ Visitors for the Use of... κ Job Description (Do You Match This Description?) κ Sheepdog Trials κ Sleep Starvation κ Mice Laugh Softly κ Charlotte (Captured Spy).
Complete; recovered in 2015.
4. Episode 4Someone Has Stolen the News κ Grublian Holidays (Grublia Tourist Office) κ Jack the Ripper Song κ Memory Training Course (Word Association) κ One Man Battalion κ Ministerial Breakdown (Minister Who Falls to Pieces) κ Engine Driver Spriggs κ Plain Clothes Police(wo)men (Undercover Policemen).
Complete; kinescope recovered in 1994.
5. Episode 5Rural Farm (Gentleman Farmer Dialect) κ The Wonderful World of the Ant κ Judo κ John and Mary in Malaya κ Top of the Form
Complete; kinescope recovered in 2003.βΆ6. Episode 6Opening: Six Girls and Exhibit A κ Televisione Italiano Presenta: Let's Speak-a English κ Headmaster κ Raid on a Crinolene Frock (The Siege in the Frock) κ Real Life Drama (Choristers Repetition) κ Chinese Restaurant κ Beekeeping κ The Ferret Song.
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