Swizzlewick (1964)
Synopsis
Swizzlewick was a twice weekly 1964 BBC comedy drama series about the day-to-day events of a local council in a fictional Midlands town. The writers included David Turner who created the series. This series is principally remembered as an early target of 'Clean Up TV' campaigner Mary Whitehouse. An episode in August 1964 featured Mrs Smallgood, a parody of her, who was depicted launching a "Freedom from Sex" campaign with a friend. A scene with a prostitute was cut from another episode of the series, after a television studio worker leaked an advance copy of the script to her. She was told "It's too late to re-shoot.", and answered "I don't want re-shooting, I want cuts." She delivered a letter of complaint in person to the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, who appears to have passed the matter on to the BBC, and the scene Mrs Whitehouse found offensive was cut. Turner resigned from the series.
First Air Date: 1964-08-18
Last Air Date: 1964-11-13
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 26
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Arnold Peters as Vernon Salt
- Patrick Mower as Kenneth Wiley
- Martin Wyldeck as Augustus Bent
- Gillian Royale as Gina Promise
- Nancie Jackson as Miss Hart
- Margot Boyd as Mrs. Felicity Smallgood
- Ballard Berkeley as Major Lamb
- Geoffrey Denton as Arthur Oakes
- Madeleine Mills as Wendy Yapp
Seasons
None (1964)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Bodies
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Ep. 2: Rearing Its Ugly Head
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Ep. 3: Campaigners All
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Ep. 4: How to Make £250,000
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Ep. 5: The Unspotted Genius
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Ep. 6: Burnt Umber with Graining
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Ep. 7: Jam and Maggots
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Ep. 8: Dead Image
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Ep. 9: A Reputation Cleared
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Ep. 10: In for a Penny
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Ep. 11: The Value of Silence
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Ep. 12: A Proposal of Marriage
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Ep. 13: A Very Important Occasion
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Ep. 14: Dog Lovers Unite!
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Ep. 15: A Threat from Outside
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Ep. 16: Dead Reckoning
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Ep. 17: Blackmail
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Ep. 18: The Best Method of Defence
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Ep. 19: Council of War
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Ep. 20: A Spy in the Camp
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Ep. 21: A New Plan
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Ep. 22: Balance of Power
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Ep. 23: The Exercise
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Ep. 24: The Spider's Web
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Ep. 25: An Important Discovery
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Ep. 26: The Axe Falls
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