Comedy Playhouse is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes later graduated to their own series, including Steptoe and Son, Till Death Us Do Part, All Gas and Gaiters, The Liver Birds, Are You Being Served? and Last of the Summer Wine, which is the world's longest running sitcom, having run from January 1973 to August 2010.
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May 28, 1965 · 30m
Barnaby Spoot, the lowly assistant in a novelty shop managed by short-tempered Mr Bostock, is determined to make his mark in the novelty trade by inventing new gags. Unfortunately, his latest device is typical: a talking cheese (the Chatty Cheddar) that no one wants. So Spoot decides to wreak revenge on the conglomerate that controls the shop by assassinating the entire board of directors with....
Jun 4, 1965 · 30m
Arthur Pratt struggles to break away from his domineering mother.
Jun 11, 1965 · 30m
32-year-old Ambrose Twombly yearns to fall in love.
Jun 18, 1965 · 30m
Problems of Ted coping with a wife and four daughters.
Jul 2, 1965 · 30m
Stories of various couples who have 'used' a chaise longue through the years.
Jul 8, 1965 · 30m
Murray tries to learn ""The Knowledge' (all the streets in London) in order to qualify as a taxi driver.
Jul 15, 1965 · 30m
A solo vehicle for comedian Roy Hudd, later developed into a six-episode series, with no continuing characters or situations.
Jul 22, 1965 · 30m
Working class bigot Alf fights with his more liberal daughter and son-in-law on every conceivable issue.
Jul 29, 1965 · 30m
Time and Motion man Kingsley Binns lets his job spill over into his private life.
Aug 5, 1965 · 30m
Exploits of three sailors on leave in 1910.
Aug 12, 1965 · 30m
Misadventures of Captain Para Handy and his hapless crew aboard ""The Vital Spark.""
Aug 19, 1965 · 30m
A twleve-year-old schoolboy has written a winning essay on the works of children's author Betsy Mae Meadows. His prize is a visit to her home—and naturally she detests actual children.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Comedy Playhouse Season 4 premiered on May 28, 1965.
Comedy Playhouse Season 4 has 12 episodes.
The season opens with Season 4 Episode 1, "Barnaby Spoot And The Exploding Whoopee Cushion". It aired on May 28, 1965.
Go to Season 4 Episode 1