NaN/100 votes#1 - Show 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/24/1962
The first programme includes: A parody of BBC by-election coverage; The army becoming a political party; An expose of record producer Norrie Paramor; Bernard Levin interviewing a group of PR men; a skit on the then-current infomercial-style show ""Jim's Inn"", a parody of the recent hit song ""Love And Marriage"" and Timothy Birdsall's send-up of Identikit pictures.
Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: Peter Cook
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#2 - Show 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/1/1962
Items include: A look at the possible successors to retired Conservative leader Harold MacMillan; a send-up of TV science shows; and a rant by a yobbish cricketer (Cope).
Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: John Cleese, David Nobbs
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#3 - Show 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/8/1962
A monologue by a tobacconist (Roy Kinnear) on why smoking is a good thing, an expose of songwriter Lionel Bart's borrowings from old-time songs; Bernard Levin interviews hotellier Charles Forte, a group of Cardinals sing Arrivederci Roma; and a sketch (and subsequent calypso) on the subject of open flies.
Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: N/A
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#4 - Show 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/15/1962
A list of Britain's remaining colonies; trade unions quarrelling over a hole in the road; an old-time comedian (Roy Kinnear) complains about the satire boom.
Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs
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#5 - Show 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/22/1962
The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down by a group of farmers.
Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs
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#6 - That Was The Year That Was
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/29/1962
An expose of the ""Cross Bencher"" column in the Sunday Express.
Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs
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#7 - Show 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/5/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#8 - Show 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/12/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#9 - Show 9
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#10 - Show 10
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/26/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#11 - Show 11
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#12 - Show 12
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#13 - Show 13
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#14 - Show 14
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/23/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#15 - Show 15
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/2/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#16 - Show 16
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/9/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#17 - Show 17
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/16/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs
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#18 - Show 18
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/23/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#19 - Show 19
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#20 - Show 20
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/6/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Johnny Speight, Dennis Potter
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#21 - Show 21
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/13/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#22 - Show 22
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/20/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
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#23 - Show 23
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/27/1963
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Director: Ned Sherrin
Writer: David Nobbs, Dennis Potter
The Best Episodes of That Was The Week That Was Season 1
Every episode of That Was The Week That Was Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of That Was The Week That Was Season 1!
That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Show 1" is the best rated episode of "That Was The Week That Was" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Ned Sherrin and written by Peter Cook, it aired on 11/24/1962. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Show 2".