7.0/101 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/1976
Sketches include The Cockney Rhyming Slang Sermon, The New Butler and Dr Death. There's the first part of The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town (written by Spike Milligan) and a Native Indian musical number.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/1976
The second part of 'The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town', a Getaway Programme about Slough, This Week's Bad Cause and songs by Barbara Dickson, Nana Moussaka and Charles Azenough.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: Eric Idle
7.0/101 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/1976
This episode includes the classic 'Four Candles' sketch, the introduction of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales in 'The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town' and a musical number featuring two char ladies.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: David Nobbs
7.0/101 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/1976
Sketches include 'An Appeal For Women' and 'All In A Day's Berk'. Barbara Dickson sings another Beatles classic and the Ronnies join some Morris Dancers.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: David Nobbs
7.0/101 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/2/1976
Sketches include 'The Drinks Order' and 'June 9th 2001 News'. In the serial Scotland Yard tries to catch the Phantom Raspberry Blower with some fake Queen Victorias. Music comes from Barbara Dickson and Jehosophat & Jones.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: Barry Cryer
7.0/101 votes#6 - Episode 6
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/1976
Sketches include 'The Ministry of Sex Equality' and 'Cricket Commentators at a Restaurant'.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: Michael Palin
7.0/101 votes#7 - Episode 7
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/1976
Sketches include 'The Royal Society For The Prevention of Mispronunciation' and 'Stage Directions'.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: David Nobbs
7.0/101 votes#8 - Episode 8
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/23/1976
In 'The Day After Tomorrow's World' Ronnie Barker presents the kitchen of the future. Plus the Arbroath Pipe Band and the final instalment of 'The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town'(by Spike Milligan and a gentleman).
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: John Cleese
7.0/101 votes#9 - Episode 1
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 11/12/1977
Sketches include 'The Optician' and 'The Pub'. There's the first instalment of a new Piggy Malone and Charlie Farley serial, 'Stop, You're Killing Me', and music from The Nolan Sisters and Pete Cutters & the Boggers.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: David Nobbs
7.0/101 votes#10 - Episode 2
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/1977
In Stop! You're Killing Me, Piggy and Charlie arrive at Drake's Bottom, the village where all the dead yokels come from. Welsh miners perform in the musical finale.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: David Nobbs
7.0/101 votes#11 - Episode 3
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/1977
Sketches include a customer asking a salesman for some strange ice cream flavours. Ball and Socket spoof Hinge and Bracket in the musical finale.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: David Nobbs
7.0/101 votes#12 - Episode 5
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 12/10/1977
In Stop! You're Killing Me, Piggy and Charlie plan to investigate the lord of the manor, but first they must do a spot of ghosthunting. The Two Ronnies perform with steel band The New Sensations in the musical finale.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: David Nobbs
7.0/101 votes#13 - Episode 6
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 12/17/1977
Two rhymesters meet at a party. In detective spoof Stop! You're Killing Me, Piggy and Charlie don disguises to get close to the manor house to speak to the lord of the manor.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: David Nobbs
7.0/101 votes#14 - Episode 7
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 12/24/1977
Two schoolfriends are reunited at an exclusive club for adventurers. In the penultimate instalment of Stop! You're Killing Me, Piggy and Charlie uncover strange goings-on at the local church.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: David Nobbs
7.0/101 votes#15 - Episode 8
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 12/31/1977
Sketches include an appeal on behalf of the indecisive. In the final part of Stop! You're Killing Me, Piggy and Charlie have almost cracked the case of the yokel murders and the gold smuggling operation, but first they must flee danger in a thrilling bicycle chase.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: David Nobbs
6.0/101 votes#16 - Episode 4
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/1977
A man comes to regret visiting his colleague's home, and a gangster tries to net a ransom payout. In the musical number, an amateur dramatics company perform a 1920s musical comedy.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: David Nobbs
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"Episode 1" is the best rated episode directed by James Gilbert. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 9/4/1976 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Episode 2".