8.6/1017 votesLoading...#1 - The Importance Of Being Hairy
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 5/6/1971
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/109 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.9/1022 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.7/1082 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.4/1027 votesLoading...
- 6.8/1017 votesLoading...
#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
- 6.7/1018 votesLoading...
#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
- 6.6/1020 votesLoading...
#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
- 6.4/1027 votesLoading...
#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
- 6.2/1027 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.5/1023 votesLoading...
#11 - 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
- 5.4/1019 votesLoading...
#12 - Last of the Summer Wine
Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1973
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.4/1032 votesLoading...
#13 - 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
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- 5.4/1032 votesLoading...
#14 - 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
- 5.0/1031 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.0/1023 votesLoading...
#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
- 4.2/109 votesLoading...
#17 - No Strings
Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/1974
A mismatched couple become flat mates.
Director: John Howard Davies
Writer: Carla Lane
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#18 - 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
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#19 - 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
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#20 - 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
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#21 - The Reunion
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/12/1962
A reunion doesn't go as planned.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#22 - 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
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#23 - 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
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#24 - 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
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#25 - 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 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".