Six Dates with Barker (1971)

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.

Six Dates with Barker

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as Dr Swanton as Arthur Harriman as Prince Boffo as Fred as Lola / Fritz Braun as Inspector Alexander

Josephine Tewson

Josephine Tewson

Gillian Fairchild

Gillian Fairchild

Christopher Timothy

Christopher Timothy

as Sergeant Bowles

Christine Ozanne

Christine Ozanne

as Maureen Body

as Kitty Harriman

Andrée Flamand

as Passenger on Bus

as Passenger on Bus

as Passenger on Bus

as Kaiser Wilhelm

Graham Armitage

Graham Armitage

as Captain Otto von Diesel

as Major Rupert Yappe

Valentine Dyall

Valentine Dyall

as Lord Kitchener

as German Private

as Ticket Collector

as Secret Agent

as Imaginary Man

as Miss Gibbins

as Princess Hysteria

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

as Arch Funster

Lesley-Anne Down

Lesley-Anne Down

Winifred Sabine

Winifred Sabine

as Average Couple

Ernest C. Jennings

Ernest C. Jennings

as Average Couple

Siobhan Quinlan

Siobhan Quinlan

as Average Couple

as Average Couple

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Seasons

Season 1

Series 1

Episodes season 1

1x1

1937: the removals person
1x2

1899: the phantom raspberry blower of old london town
1x3

1970: the odd job man
1x4

1915: lola
1x5

1971: come in and lie down
1x6

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