EndedBBC Two1968-01-22

The World of Beachcomber

Name: The World of Beachcomber
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1968-01-22
Rating: 9
Cast: Spike Milligan, Frank Thornton, Leon Thau, Julian Orchard, Ann Lancaster

Comedy~30 min

Seasons

Episodes

Networks

BBC Two

Countries

First aired

1968-01-22

Last aired

1969-10-27

Language

Rating

9.0 / 10

Episode release dates

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Synopsis and details

The World of Beachcomber was a surreal television comedy show produced by the BBC, inspired by the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express newspaper. The show, like the column, consisted of a series of unrelated pieces of humour. Links between the items were provided by Spike Milligan, dressed in a smoking jacket and cap, as in the cartoon logo above the newspaper column. The other actors were a Who's Who of British comedy of the time, encompassing almost every supporting player seen or heard in comedy, not excluding people of diminutive stature.