Seven of One

Seven of One

  • 1973
  • 1 Seasons
  • 7 Episodes
  •  7  (5)
  •   Ended

Seven of One was a British comedy series that aired on BBC2 in 1973. Starring Ronnie Barker, 7 of One is a series of seven separate comedies that would serve as possible pilots for sitcoms. Originally it was to be called Six of One, which Barker planned to follow up with another series called Half Dozen of the Other. This was a BBC version of a similar showcase for LWT called Six Dates with Barker created in 1971.

Seven of One
Seasons
I'll Fly You for a Quid
7. I'll Fly You for a Quid
May 06, 1973
A Welsh family, the Owens, who bet on absolutely everything and anything, discover that their grandfather backed a winner on the day he died — but where is the betting slip? This pilot gave Ronnie Barker the idea for The Magnificent Evans (1984).
One Man's Meat
6. One Man's Meat
April 29, 1973
Alan Joyce is a fat,greedy man whose wife devises a plan to keep him off food for a day. She goes out and takes not only all the food from the house but Alan's clothes.
Another Fine Mess
5. Another Fine Mess
April 22, 1973
Ronnie Barker and Roy Castle as two Laurel and Hardy impersonators who become their characters as an evening's farcical events escalate around them.
Spanner's Eleven
4. Spanner's Eleven
April 15, 1973
The tale of ailing football team Ashfield Athletic and its trainer, local cabbie/hot-dog salesman/chauffeur Norman Spanner.
My Old Man
3. My Old Man
April 08, 1973
Sam Cobbett is a cantankerous,retired railwayman whose house is demolished by the council,forcing him to live in a tower block with his daughter Doris and her husband,whom he sees as posh and with whom there is mutual antagonism. Later made into a series by Yorkshire Television, starring Clive Dunn
Prisoner and Escort
2. Prisoner and Escort
April 01, 1973
Norman Stanley Fletcher, a career criminal and his escorts — soft-hearted Mr Barrowclough (Brian Wilde) and authoritarian Mr Mackay (Fulton Mackay) going up to prison.
Open All Hours
1. Open All Hours
March 25, 1973
Arkwright, a miserly North-country shopkeeper and his put-upon nephew Granville.
Description
Seven of One was a British comedy series that aired on BBC2 in 1973. Starring Ronnie Barker, 7 of One is a series of seven separate comedies that would serve as possible pilots for sitcoms. Originally it was to be called Six of One, which Barker planned to follow up with another series called Half Dozen of the Other. This was a BBC version of a similar showcase for LWT called Six Dates with Barker created in 1971.
  • Premiere Date
    March 25, 1973
  • Rating
    7  (5)