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Comedy Playhouse (series 3)

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The third series of Comedy Playhouse, the long-running BBC series, aired from 28 September 1963 to 31 January 1964.

Background

The third series, which was in black-and-white, consisted of seventeen episodes, each of which had a different cast and storyline. Two of the episodes made it to its own series, The Walrus and the Carpenter, and The Bed which became Meet the Wife.

Episodes

Title Airdate Duration Overview IMDb link
On The Knocker 28 September 1963 30 mins
Underworld nights 5 October 1963 30 mins
Fools Rush In 12 October 1963 30 mins
Shamrot 19 October 1963 30 mins
The Bachelor Girls 26 October 1963 30 mins
The Plan 2 November 1963 30 mins
A Picture of Innocence 9 November 1963 30 mins
Nicked at the Bottle 16 November 1963 30 mins
The Chars 23 November 1963 30 mins
Comrades in Arms 30 November 1963 30 mins
The Walrus and the Carpenter 14 December 1963 30 mins
The Bed 28 December 1963 30 mins Starring Thora Hird and Freddie Frinton. Following this pilot, a series was commissioned under the name Meet the Wife, which ran for 5 series.
The Mate Market 3 January 1964 30 mins
The Hen House 10 January 1964 30 mins
The Siege of Sydney's Street 17 January 1964 30 mins
The Mascot 24 January 1964 30 mins
Good Luck Sir, You've Got a Lucky Face 31 January 1964 30 mins

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