zoom_in Click to enlarge

The Dick Emery Show

▲ ▼

Sketch Classic UK Bbc Character Based 1960S 1980S

description The Dick Emery Show Overview

The Dick Emery Show was a British television sketch-comedy series starring Dick Emery and broadcast on BBC One from 1963 until 1981. Each edition combined standalone sketches with recurring characters, allowing Emery to play a range of comic social types and personalities. The programme is associated with the character-based tradition of postwar British television comedy and was built around performance, disguise, catchphrases, and contrasting voices rather than a continuing narrative.

help The Dick Emery Show FAQ

When did The Dick Emery Show run?

The Dick Emery Show aired on BBC One from 1963 until 1981. It was a British sketch-comedy series built around Dick Emery's comic performances.

What format did The Dick Emery Show use?

Each edition combined standalone sketches with recurring characters. Emery played a range of comic social types and personalities across the program.

Who starred in The Dick Emery Show?

The series starred British comedian Dick Emery. Its recurring characters allowed him to return to familiar comic personas while also performing new sketches.

Was The Dick Emery Show a sitcom?

It was primarily a television sketch-comedy series rather than a single-setting sitcom. Its structure used separate sketches and recurring characters within each BBC One edition.

swap_horiz

Looking for The Dick Emery Show alternatives? Compare top competitors ranked & scored

arrow_forward