The Frost Report - BBC1 Sketch Show - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

The Frost Report. Image shows left to right: David Frost, Julie Felix, Sheila Steafel, Ronnie Barker, John Cleese, Ronnie Corbett. Credit: BBC

Genre

Sketch Show

Broadcast

1966 - 1967

Channel

BBC 1

Episodes

28 (2 series)

Stars

David Frost, Tom Lehrer, Julie Felix, John Cleese, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, Sheila Steafel and Nicky Henson

Writers

Marty Feldman, John Law, Antony Jay, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Keith Waterhouse and more

Director

Ian Davidson

Producers

James Gilbert and Duncan Wood

Company

The Front Report is the show that first brought together the British Pythons; John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, and Terry Jones.

With each show focusing on a separate, individual topic - for example, elections, news, class, industry, women, and holidays - The Frost Report united for the first time some of the people who are now considered to be the best and most influential figures in British comedy.

Additional details

Production

Studio

Camera set-up

Multi-camera

Picture

Black and white

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Thursday 10th March 1966 at 9pm on BBC One

Recording details