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.
Comedy Playhouse (Season 9)
Joint Account (Episode 1)
Air date: 1969-12-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A newly wed husband faces problems when he learns his wife is a useless cook.
The Jugg Brothers (Episode 2)
Air date: 1970-01-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Misadventures of brothers Stephen and Robert Jugg.
An Officer And A Gentleman (Episode 3)
Air date: 1970-01-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Character actor James Grout flexed his comedy muscles in the role of military man Major Gissing, but his usual sterling performance failed to rescue this Comedy Playhouse project from the one-off file. (BBCi Comedy Guide)
Who's Your Friend (Episode 4)
Air date: 1970-01-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Exploits of escort Jimmy Sampson.
