Educating Archie
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Comedy radio | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| TV adaptations | Educating Archie (1958-1959) |
| Starring | Peter Brough Archie Andrews |
| Original release | June 1950 – February 1960 |
Educating Archie was a
Overview
The programme introduced comedians who later became well known, including
Max Bygraves later played Archie's tutor, with the catchphrases "I've arrived, and to prove it, I'm here" and "That's a good idea ... son!". The duo recorded two songs from the show on the HMV label: "The Dummy Song" and "Lovely Dollar Lolly".[citation needed]
Archie's the Boy was a spin-off series that aired from November 1954 to March 1955. The series ran for twenty half-hour episodes broadcast on the BBC Light Programme. It starred Peter Brough, Beryl Reid, Benny Hill, and Graham Stark.[3]
ITV sitcom adaptation
In 1958, Educating Archie was adapted as a television sitcom produced by the ITV company Associated-Rediffusion and broadcast under the same name. This version, which was broadcast in 1958–9, featured the ventriloquist's dummy Archie Andrews taking on a life of its own, talking and walking all over its creator Peter Brough, aided and abetted by a housekeeper played by Irene Handl, a non-paying lodger played by Freddie Sales (later Ray Barrett), and a jack-of-all-trades played by Dick Emery.[citation needed]
References
Notes
- ^ The Sunday Post: Ventriloquism. Archived 4 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine Andrew Martin, BBC Genome Blog, 20 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Briggs (1979), p. 714
- ^ Lavalie, John. Archie's the Boy. EpGuides. 21 Jul 2005. 29 Jul 2005 <https://web.archive.org/web/20071012001624/http://epguides.com/ArchiestheBoy/%3E.%7B%7Bbroken
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-19-212967-8
External links
- Educating Archie at BBC Online
- BBC Comedy Guide article (Archived copy)
- Educating Archie at British Comedy Guide.