| Slapstick and Old Lace | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Starring | Charlie Drake Anna Dawson Henry McGee |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | ATV |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 4 March (1971-03-04) – 15 April 1971 (1971-04-15) |
Slapstick and Old Lace is a British television sketch show which originally aired on ITV in 1971. Starring Charlie Drake, it was his follow-up to his hit television comedy The Worker which had lasted from 1965 to 1970. Also appearing in the show were Anna Dawson and Henry McGee. The title is a reference to the play Arsenic and Old Lace.
In 1976 Drake appeared in a stage show of the same name, which failed due to the extraordinary hot summer during which audience numbers dramatically fell.
References
- Maxford p.240
- Goldman p.329
Bibliography
- Lawrence Goldman. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005–2008. OUP Oxford, 2013.
- Howard Maxford. Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland, 2018.