No – That's Me Over Here!
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| No – That's Me Over Here! | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Barry Cryer Graham Chapman Eric Idle |
| Directed by | Mark Stuart Ronald Fouracre |
| Starring | Ronnie Corbett Rosemary Leach Henry McGee Ivor Dean Jill Mai Meredith |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 25 (11 missing) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Marty Feldman Bill Hitchcock David Frost (executive producer) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Rediffusion (series 1–2) London Weekend Television (series 3) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 14 November 1967 – 5 December 1970 |
No – That's Me Over Here! is a British sitcom that aired for three series from 1967 to 1970.
It was created by Barry Cryer, Graham Chapman and Eric Idle, and it featured Ronnie Corbett's first acting starring role, alongside Rosemary Leach, Henry McGee (who was at the time also playing the straight man in The Benny Hill Show), Ivor Dean and Jill Mai Meredith.
It was originally produced by Rediffusion for the ITV network, with its production being continued by London Weekend Television for the third and final series.
Plot
Ronnie Corbett played Ronnie, a man short in stature but big in ideas, and a quintessential
Episodes
Series 1 (1967)
- 1.1. Series 1, Episode 1 (14 November 1967)
- 1.2. Series 1, Episode 2 (21 November 1967)
- 1.3. Series 1, Episode 3 (28 November 1967)
- 1.4. Series 1, Episode 4 (5 December 1967)
- 1.5. Series 1, Episode 5 (12 December 1967)
- 1.6. Series 1, Episode 6 (19 December 1967)
Series 2 (1968)
- 2.1. Series 2, Episode 1 (15 May 1968)
- 2.2. Series 2, Episode 2 (22 May 1968)
- 2.3. Series 2, Episode 3 (29 May 1968)
- 2.4. Series 2, Episode 4 (5 June 1968)
- 2.5. Series 2, Episode 5 (12 June 1968)
- 2.6. Series 2, Episode 6 (19 June 1968)
Series 3 (1970)
- 3.1. Old Age (12 September 1970)
- 3.2. Registration (19 September 1970)
- 3.3. Mother (26 September 1970)
- 3.4. Social (3 October 1970)
- 3.5. Drink (10 October 1970)
- 3.6. Neighbours (17 October 1970)
- 3.7. The Girl (24 October 1970)
- 3.8. Fancy Dress (31 October 1970)
- 3.9. Brothers In Law (7 November 1970)
- 3.10. Money (14 November 1970)
- 3.11. Religion (21 November 1970)
- 3.12. Politics (28 November 1970)
- 3.13. Wedding (5 December 1970)
Production details
Cryer, Chapman and Idle worked as a team for the first series, all three writing each of the six episodes. Idle then dropped out. Seasons two and three were written by Cryer and Chapman, working as a duo.
The first two series were produced by Rediffusion. During his tenure as presenter and producer at Rediffusion, David Frost brought the writing team and cast together, all of them having been involved with him shortly before in The Frost Report. He used the same process in The Ronnie Barker Playhouse, which was the first sitcom anthology series to star the other Ronnie, Ronnie Barker.
When Frost moved from Rediffusion to
Archive status and availability
The entirety of the first two series (made by Rediffusion) are missing from the archives, although one 1967 episode appears to exist in private hands. However, the final series (made by LWT in colour) exists in its entirety. All 13 episodes of the third series were released by Network in the UK (Region 2 DVD) on 13 July 2015.
References
- Mark Lewisohn, BBC Online Comedy Guide/Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy
- British TV Online Resources
