Series·1962·2 seasons

That Was the Week That Was

Comedy

That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. The programme is considered a significant element of the satire boom in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. It broke ground in comedy through lampooning the establishment and political figures. Its broadcast coincided with coverage of the politically charged Profumo affair and John Profumo, the politician at the centre of the affair, became a target for derision. TW3 was first broadcast on Saturday 24 November 1962.

Created by Ned Sherrin

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Show 1E1 · 50 min

The first programme includes: A parody of BBC by-election coverage; The army becoming a political party; An expose of record producer Norrie Paramor; Bernard Levin interviewing a group of PR men; a skit on the then-current infomercial-style show ""Jim's Inn"", a parody of the recent hit song ""Love And Marriage"" and Timothy Birdsall's send-up of Identikit pictures.

Show 2E2 · 50 min

Items include: A look at the possible successors to retired Conservative leader Harold MacMillan; a send-up of TV science shows; and a rant by a yobbish cricketer (Cope).

Show 3E3 · 50 min

A monologue by a tobacconist (Roy Kinnear) on why smoking is a good thing, an expose of songwriter Lionel Bart's borrowings from old-time songs; Bernard Levin interviews hotellier Charles Forte, a group of Cardinals sing Arrivederci Roma; and a sketch (and subsequent calypso) on the subject of open flies.

Show 4E4 · 50 min

A list of Britain's remaining colonies; trade unions quarrelling over a hole in the road; an old-time comedian (Roy Kinnear) complains about the satire boom.

Show 5E5 · 50 min

The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down by a group of farmers.

That Was The Year That WasE6 · 50 min

An expose of the ""Cross Bencher"" column in the Sunday Express.

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Featuring

Cast

6 credited

Millicent Martin
Millicent Martin
Lance Percival
Lance Percival
Kenneth Cope
Kenneth Cope
Roy Kinnear
Roy Kinnear
David Frost
David Frost
William Rushton
William Rushton

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