The Arthur Askey Show

The Arthur Askey Show is a black-and-white British sitcom starring Arthur Askey that ran for six episodes in 1961. It was written by Dave Freeman. It was made for the ITV network by ATV. The following year Askey appeared in another series Raise Your Glasses on the BBC.

Cast

Arthur Askey – Arthur Pilbeam
June Whitfield – Emily Pilbeam
Arthur Mullard – Mr. Rossiter
Patricia Hayes – Mrs. Rossiter

Plot

The Arthur Askey Show is set in 1910. Arthur Pilbeam's wife, Emily, is considerably younger than he is. The next door neighbours are Mr. and Mrs. Rossiter. Amongst the guest stars to make appearances are Sam Kydd, who had appeared in Arthur's Treasured Volumes the year before, and Guy Middleton.

Episodes

"Episode One"
"Episode Two"
"Pilbeam, the Journalist"
"Episode Four"
"Episode Five"
"Episode Six"

Six more episodes were made, but they were never transmitted. All twelve episodes still exist.

1959 show

The Arthur Askey Show was also the name of a six-part ITV stand-up and sketch show featuring Arthur Askey that ran sporadically from 28 February 1959 to 3 September 1960. Three episodes lasted 55 minutes, and three lasted 60 minutes.