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The Best Episodes of Comedy Playhouse

Every episode of Comedy Playhouse ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Comedy Playhouse!

Comedy Playhouse is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes later graduated...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One

Best Episodes Summary

"The Importance Of Being Hairy" is the best rated episode of "Comedy Playhouse". It scored 8.6/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/6/1971. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Bed".

  • The Importance Of Being Hairy
    8.6/1017 votes
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    #1 - The Importance Of Being Hairy

    Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 5/6/1971

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bed
    8.0/109 votes
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    #2 - The Bed

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/28/1963

    The ups and downs of a Northern married couple.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Impasse
    7.9/1022 votes
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    #3 - Impasse

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/15/1962

    Two drivers refuse to give way to each other.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Idle At Work
    7.7/1082 votes
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    #4 - Idle At Work

    Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/1972

    Misadventures of one George Idle.

    Director: Harold Snoad

    Writer: Graham Chapman, Bernard McKenna

  • Up Pompeii
    7.4/1027 votes
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    #5 - Up Pompeii

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 5/26/1969

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Offer
    6.8/1017 votes
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    #6 - The Offer

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/5/1962

    Harold Steptoe, a middle aged rag and bone man, yearns to break away from the clutches of his elderly, conniving, and disgusting father, but events always conspire against him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

  • Broken Biscuits
    6.8/1019 votes
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    #7 - Broken Biscuits

    Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2016

    Five disparate groups of people, friends, partners and parents stories unfold.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stop/Start
    6.6/1020 votes
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    #8 - Stop/Start

    Season 17 Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2016

    Studio sitcom about three marriages in various states of disrepair. Rob and Cathy have been married for a long time, and it shows. Evan and Fiona's marriage is one big, noisy argument punctuated by even noisier make-up sex. And David and Georgy have just moved in next door to Rob and Cathy - he's in his 60s, she's in her 30s - firmly putting the (younger) cat amongst the (not very welcoming) pigeons. When things get tricky in these relationships the characters are able to stop the action, explain themselves directly to the audience and start it all up again.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tim Vine Travels In Time
    6.4/1027 votes
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    #9 - Tim Vine Travels In Time

    Season 18 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/2017

    Master of the pun Tim Vine journeys back in time to the days of Robin Hood in a quest to mend a golden arrow and a broken heart. Tim is in search of a celebrity for the grand opening of his antique shop. It just so happens that his very first customer is presenter and Strictly Come Dancing champion Ore Oduba, who asks Tim if he can mend his ancient golden arrow. Tim steps inside his very special Grandfather clock which travels him back in time to Sherwood Forest in the days of Robin Hood and his band of merry men. On arriving, Tim is greeted by Robin himself (who bears an uncanny resemblance to Ore Oduba). Robin is suffering from a broken heart. He has mysteriously lost his famous bullseye aim, and with it the love of Maid Marion. Tim must get to the bottom of the mystery but local tyrant and shouty killjoy, the Sheriff of Nottingham, is determined to drive him out of town. Can Tim get to the bottom of this skullduggery and help Robin regain his archery prowess and win back the love of Maid Marion? Will he be able to repair the broken arrow and secure Ore Oduba to cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Tim’s Antiques? Only time travel will tell...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Dirtiest Soldier In The World
    6.2/1027 votes
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    #10 - The Dirtiest Soldier In The World

    Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 3/27/1972

    Exploits of a group of Highland soldiers, especially Private McAuslan.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Last of the Summer Wine
    5.4/1019 votes
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    #11 - Last of the Summer Wine

    Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1973

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Monks
    5.4/1032 votes
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    #12 - Monks

    Season 16 Episode 3 - Aired 5/13/2014

    Gary has been defrauding the dole office for ten years. Faced with criminal prosecution, he decides to join a religious order to save himself from a long stretch of hardship and abstinence. However, it turns out monastic life is a lot like prison but with more praying. Rudley Abbey is a monastery under threat with only four monks remaining, so the abbot welcomes their new recruit - much to the annoyance of his deputy, Brother Francis. This could be Gary's chance to learn about himself, take some responsibility and bring some meaning to his life. Gary causes an expensive accident and is forced to raise money for the monastery, by increasingly unorthodox means. In the meantime, Brother Francis is forced to take measures to control his anger.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Static
    5.4/1032 votes
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    #13 - Static

    Season 18 Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/2017

    Not only is Rob now jobless, but he’s now having to live on a sofabed in his parents’ caravan in a holiday park 80 miles from London whilst he figures out his next move. It seems like a disaster to begin with, but his mum’s delighted to have someone to cook for, and his dad’s figured out how to get thousands of football channels on the telly. Before long Rob’s getting used to being with mum and dad again, and through them he’s quickly drawn into the world of the park, not to mention the extraordinary characters within it. Static is at heart a family sitcom - warm, working-class, multi-generational and broad, with acutely and affectionately observed characters.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Over to Bill
    5.3/1022 votes
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    #14 - Over to Bill

    Season 16 Episode 1 - Aired 4/29/2014

    Over to Bill is a sit com starring starring Hugh Dennis as a weatherman who manages to get fired from his job. Bill Onion is fired after making a joke live on air about the south of England being better than the north. A train of events follow which ends in his humiliation in front of an employer from a rival network.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hospital People
    5.0/1031 votes
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    #15 - Hospital People

    Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 2/26/2016

    This episode follows how the big decisions can affect the little people in the hospital.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mister Winner
    5.0/1023 votes
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    #16 - Mister Winner

    Season 18 Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/2017

    Mister Winner is a sitcom starring Spencer Jones (Upstart Crow, Tim Vine Travels Through Time) as Leslie Winner, a well-meaning but hapless chap who is prone to accidents, complications and landing himself in unusual and often somewhat dangerous situations. Leslie plans to propose to his girlfriend, Jemma Smith (Aimee-Ffion Edwards - Skins, Peaky Blinders), but unknown to him, she is having doubts about their relationship as he doesn’t take life seriously enough. Jemma is a young professional from Croydon who loves Leslie, but doesn’t know if that’s enough as he doesn’t have a job, any money, or ever take her anywhere. But he makes her laugh more than anyone else ever has. Jemma’s parents, Chris and Teresa, (Shaun Williamson - EastEnders, Extras; Dorothy Atkinson - Call The Midwife, Mum) have stuck together through 30 years of marriage. Chris is managing stress with colouring books (although he didn’t realise there were ‘adult’ ones so is frequently seen colouring in pictures of elephants and children with balloons) and Teresa refuses to take life too seriously. Both are supportive of Leslie’s endeavours to win Jemma’s hand in marriage, even after Leslie has an accident with Chris’s prize possessions, his Koi Carp. Leslie attempts a big proposal on a weekend break to London. After an eventful open-top bus tour, questionable accommodation and a surprise trip to the aquarium, this all results in an impromptu swim in a shark tank. Will Leslie win Jemma over?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cliquot et Fils
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    #17 - Cliquot et Fils

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/15/1961

    An undertaker in 1920s France needs to drum up trade for his ailing business.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

  • Lunch in the Park
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    #18 - Lunch in the Park

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/22/1961

    A pair of office workers have for ten years spent their lunch hour on the same park bench.

    Director: James Gilbert

    Writer: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

  • The Private Lives of Edward Whitely
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    #19 - The Private Lives of Edward Whitely

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/29/1961

    The misadventures of bigamist Edward Whitely.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

  • The Reunion
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    #20 - The Reunion

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/12/1962

    A reunion doesn't go as planned.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Telephone Call
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    #21 - The Telephone Call

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/19/1962

    A worried man uses his phone to do something about the troubled world.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Status Symbol
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    #22 - The Status Symbol

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/26/1962

    A garage owner doesn't want to return a customer's Rolls Royce because he he likes the way it looks in his yard.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Visiting Day
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    #23 - Visiting Day

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/2/1962

    A group of hospital patients prepare for visiting day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

  • Sealed with a Loving Kiss
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    #24 - Sealed with a Loving Kiss

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/9/1962

    A pair of penpals decide to meet for the first time, but they haven't been telling the truth about themselves.

    Director: James Gilbert

    Writer: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

  • The Channel Swimmer
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    #25 - The Channel Swimmer

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/16/1962

    A man determines to swim the Channel.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson