Sam The Samaritan - BBC1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

1965

Channel

BBC 1

Episodes

1 Pilot

Creator

W. W. Jacobs

Stars

Wilfrid Brambell, John Junkin, Roy Kinnear, Edwin Brown, Miriam Raymond, Alexandra Dane, Harold Goodwin, Joseph Sealy and more

Writer

David Climie

Producers

Michael Mills and Graeme Muir

Company

1910 - three stokers and long term friends, from the SS Chesapeake, have just been let ashore with £12 each in their pockets. Whilst wasting their money in all the pubs, Ginger bets Sam that he can't down a pot of ale in one go. With the bet taken, Ginger sabotages his attempt by saying something to distract Sam. Their friendship broken, it can not be reforged unless Sam can exact his revenge!

Additional details

Part of

Comedy Playhouse

Production

Studio

Picture

Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Thursday 5th August 1965 at 8:50pm on BBC One

Episode length

25 minutes