Six Dates with Barker

7.425m19711 season

Comedy

Six Dates with Barker is a 1971 ITV series of six one-off, half-hour situation comedies showcasing the talents of Ronnie Barker. Three of the stories were further developed: The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town was made into a serial as part of the 1976 sketch comedy programme The Two Ronnies; The Odd Job Man was adapted as a feature film, titled The Odd Job; and The Removals Person became Barker's final programme Clarence.

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1937: The Removals Person

1971-01-08 · 25m

A short sighted removals man named Fred works whilst the owner of the house watches The Coronation

1899: The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town

1971-01-15 · 25m

A mysterious figure who blows raspberries at people terrifies Victorian London.

1970: The Odd Job Man

1971-01-22 · 25m

When his wife leaves him, a dying man hires a passing psychopath to kill him when he least expects it. When his wife returns, he finds his previous request impossible to cancel.

1915: Lola

1971-01-29 · 25m

A top female agent goes missing after the German Head of Espionage fails to monitor her properly

1971: Come In and Lie Down

1971-02-05 · 25m

Dr Swanton is a psychiatrist who is visited by a patient so terrified of being diagnosed with a mental disorder, he pretends to be a gasman.

2774 AD: All the World's a Stooge

1971-02-12 · 25m

In the far future, comedy has become the religion of the world and there are dire consequences for those who do not join in.