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The Worst Episodes of Comedy Playhouse

Every episode of Comedy Playhouse ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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

Worst Episodes Summary

"Cliquot et Fils" is the worst rated episode of "Comedy Playhouse". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, it aired on 12/15/1961. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Lunch in the Park".

  • Cliquot et Fils
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    #1 - 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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    #2 - 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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    #3 - 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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    #4 - 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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    #5 - 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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    #6 - 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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    #7 - 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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    #8 - 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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    #9 - 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

  • Our Man in Moscow
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    #10 - Our Man in Moscow

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/1962

    A Russian musician asks for political asylum and gives the British ambassador troubles.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • And Here, All The Way From ...
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    #11 - And Here, All The Way From ...

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/8/1963

    District Commissioner Donald Lawrence travels to London from Borneo in order to be a guest on his brother's ""This Is Your Life,"" but the show is called off.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

  • Have You Read This Notice?
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    #12 - Have You Read This Notice?

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/29/1963

    Norman is beset by nerves as he tries to sneak a watch through the ""Nothing To Declare"" channel at an airport.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Clerical Error
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    #13 - A Clerical Error

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/5/1963

    A con-man, recently released from Wormwood Scrubs prison, dresses up as a clergyman and turns up in a pub collecting for a highly dubious charity.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

  • The Handyman
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    #14 - The Handyman

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/12/1963

    An out of work machine minder takes a job as a Handyman at a health club.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

  • On The Knocker
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    #15 - On The Knocker

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/1963

    Exploits of door-to-door salesman Ronnie Fender.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jack Rosenthal

  • Underworld Nights
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    #16 - Underworld Nights

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/1963

    Exploits of crime writer Vogler.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fools Rush In
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    #17 - Fools Rush In

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1963

    A retired Major tries to adjust to civilian life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shamrot
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    #18 - Shamrot

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1963

    Dermot is a London-born Irishman who hates everything about England, but has never even been to the ""Old Country.""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Johnny Speight

  • The Bachelor Girls
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    #19 - The Bachelor Girls

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/1963

    Two young girls about town share a flat.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Plan
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    #20 - The Plan

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1963

    Albert Fawkes hates his surname and rebels against it by trying to re-enact the Gunpowder Plot.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Richard Harris, Dennis Spooner

  • A Picture of Innocence
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    #21 - A Picture of Innocence

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1963

    Northern Arthur Berry develops an interest in art.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jack Rosenthal

  • Nicked at the Bottle
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    #22 - Nicked at the Bottle

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1963

    Lawyer Mossy advises Mrs Emily Trout and her family of crooks.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Marty Feldman

  • The Chars
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    #23 - The Chars

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1963

    Exploits of two charladies at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jack Rosenthal

  • Comrades in Arms
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    #24 - Comrades in Arms

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/1963

    A window cleaner witnesses an extramarital affair and is soon involved in farcical cover-up shenanigans.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Walrus and the Carpenter
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    #25 - The Walrus and the Carpenter

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/1963

    Exploits of a pair of mismatched elderly friends.

    Director: James Gilbert

    Writer: Marty Feldman, Barry Took