Hark at Barker (1969)
Synopsis
Hark at Barker is a 1969 British programme combining elements of sitcom and sketch show, which starred Ronnie Barker. It was made for the ITV network by LWT. Each show began with a spoof news item read by Barker as a continuity announcer. He would then introduce the main part of the programme, a lecture to be given by Lord Rustless on a different topic each week from his stately home, Chrome Hall. Helped and hindered by Rustless' secretary Bates, his Butler Badger, his bad-tempered Cook, his incoherent gardener Dithers and his buxom, near-mute maid Effie, these lectures invariably degenerated into farce, and were frequently interrupted by comic sketches on film or videotape which also starred Barker in various roles. Barker reprised the role of Lord Rustless in the BBC series His Lordship Entertains, and played very similar characters in Futtock's End and the Two Ronnies specials The Picnic and By the Sea.
First Air Date: 1969-04-11
Last Air Date: 1970-08-21
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 15
Created By: Ronnie Barker, Alun Owen
Networks: ITV1
Top Cast
- Ronnie Barker as Lord Rustless / Various Characters
- Josephine Tewson as Mildred Bates
- Frank Gatliff as Badger
- Mary Baxter as Cook
- David Jason as Dithers
- Moira Foot as Effie
- Jacqueline Clarke as Woman in Restaurant
- Jerold Wells as N/A
- David Prowse as N/A
- May Warden as N/A
Seasons
Series 1 (1969)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Meet Lord Rustless
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Ep. 2: Rustless & Women
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Ep. 3: Rustless In Pigtails
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Ep. 4: Rustless & A Banquet
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Ep. 5: Rustless & Murder
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Ep. 6: Rustless & Foreigners
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Ep. 7: Rustless & The Solar System
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Ep. 8: Rustless & Relics
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