The Last of the Baskets

The Last of the Baskets was a British television situation comedy produced by Granada and starring Arthur Lowe that ran for two series in the early 1970s.[1] It was written by John Stevenson, with one episode (Series 2, Episode 5, "The Hound of the Baskets"[2]) written by Andy Mayer.

The Last of the Baskets
GenreSituation Comedy
Created byJohn Stevenson
Written byJohn Stevenson (12 episodes), Andy Mayer (1 episode)
Directed byBill Podmore
StarringArthur Lowe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerBill Podmore
Running time25 minutes
Production companyGranada Television
Release
Original networkITV
Original release10 May 1971 (1971-05-10) 
14 February 1972 (1972-02-14)

Created by John Stevenson, the programme was about a factory worker Clifford Basket (played by Ken Jones) who inherited a title of the Earl of Clogborough, the remaining estate of which is a rundown mansion at Little Clogborough-in-the-Marsh and a faithful servant Bodkin played by Arthur Lowe.[3]

Cast

Episodes

Series 1 (1971)

#Episode TitleWritten byDirected byFirst broadcast
1"End of the Peer"John StevensonBill Podmore10 May 1971
2"Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant"John StevensonBill Podmore17 May 1971
3"I Gotta Horse"John StevensonBill Podmore24 May 1971
4"For I'm to Be Queen of the May"John StevensonBill Podmore7 June 1971
5"For Richer, for Poorer"John StevensonBill Podmore14 June 1971
6"Do Unto Others..."John StevensonBill Podmore21 June 1971

Series 2 (1972)

#Episode TitleWritten byDirected byFirst broadcast
7"It's a Living"John StevensonBill Podmore3 January 1972
8"Since Then I Have Used No Other"John StevensonBill Podmore10 January 1972
9"Good Queen Bess Slept Here"John StevensonBill Podmore17 January 1972
10"A Chip Off the Old Block"John StevensonBill Podmore24 January 1972
11"The Hound of the Baskets"Andy MayerBill Podmore31 January 1972
12"Nice Work If You Can Get It"John StevensonBill Podmore7 February 1972
13"A Tisket, a Tasket"John StevensonBill Podmore14 February 1972

References

  1. Evans 2001, pp.345-346
  2. https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/last_of_the_baskets/episodes/2/5/
  3. Evans 2001, pp.345-346
  • Evans, Jeff (2001). The Penguin TV Companion. Harmondsorth, England: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-051467-8.
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