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That’s Your Funeral

That’s Your Funeral – 1972

This comedy series only lasted one series, but the very next year it was made into a film. Frank Thornton went on to star in Are You Being Served, and Richard Wattis continued in Sykes with Eric Sykes and Hattie Jaques.

John Robins

Writer
Peter Lewis

Producer
Michael Carreras

Cast
Bill Fraser – Basil Bulstrode
Raymond Huntley – Emmanuel Holroyd
David Battley – Percy
Dennis Price – Soul
John Ronane – Smallbody
Richard Wattis – Simmonds
Roy Kinnear – Purvis
Sue Lloyd – Miss Peach
Dudley Foster – Grimthorpe
Frank Thornton – Town Clerk
Michael Ripper – Arthur (Railway)
Geoffrey Sumner – Lord Lieutenant
Bob Todd – Arthur (Funeral Director)
John Sharp – Mayor
Hugh Paddick – Window Dresser
Peter Copley – 1st Funeral Director
Eric Barker – Pusher
Michael Robbins – 2nd Funeral Director
Ken Parry – Porter
George Howe – Parson
Clifford Mollison – Witherspoon
Anthony Sagar – Policeman (Crematorium)
Tommy Mann – Jenkins
Michael Segal – Council Chairman
George Roderick – Butler
John J. Carney – 2nd Policeman (Motorway)
Michael Sharvell-Martin – 1st Policeman (Motorway)
Claire Ruane – Partner
Harry Brunning – Invalid
Geraldine Burnett – Petrol Pump Attendant
Stacy Davies – Grimthorpe’s Driver
Michael Knowles – Man with Car (Petrol Station)
Verne Morgan – Pensioner
James H. Ware – Reporter

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What an amazing piece of kit our telly was. Can you imagine having to change channel by turning a knob to tune in BBC2 and forever getting up to realign the aerial and contrast, and the only way to stop the picture from rolling was to give the set a good thump? Do you remember that we only have three channels to watch? Thinking about it, the conversation was better at school next day as everyone seemed to be watching the same thing unlike nowadays where we have too much choice. Aye, the quality of programmes seem to have dwindled when you think back to what we had in our days.

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