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The World of Beachcomber (1968)

9.00h 30mComedy

The World of Beachcomber was a surreal television comedy show produced by the BBC, inspired by the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express newspaper. The show, like the column, consisted of a series of unrelated pieces of humour. Links between the items were provided by Spike Milligan, dressed in a smoking jacket and cap, as in the cartoon logo above the newspaper column. The other actors were a Who's Who of British comedy of the time, encompassing almost every supporting player seen or heard in comedy, not excluding people of diminutive stature.

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Spike Milligan as Various Roles

Spike Milligan

Various Roles

Frank Thornton as Various Roles

Frank Thornton

Various Roles

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Leon Thau

Various Roles

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Julian Orchard

Various Roles

Ann Lancaster as Various Roles

Ann Lancaster

Various Roles

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Paul McDowell

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Thelma Taylor

Various Roles

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Bernard Jamieson

Various Roles

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Josephine Gordon

Various Roles

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