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📊 Series Specifications
Network London Weekend Television
Episode Runtime ~25 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 6
Original Language EN
Creator Ronnie Barker
Six Dates with Barker (1971)
Created by Ronnie Barker
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Ended Series Status:
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Synopsis
Six Dates with Barker is a 1971 ITV series of six one-off, half-hour situation comedies showcasing the talents of Ronnie Barker. Three of the stories were further developed: The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town was made into a serial as part of the 1976 sketch comedy programme The Two Ronnies; The Odd Job Man was adapted as a feature film, titled The Odd Job; and The Removals Person became Barker's final programme Clarence.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 (Series 1)
6 Episodes E1 1937: The Removals Person
A short sighted removals man named Fred works whilst the owner of the house watches The Coronation
E2 1899: The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town
A mysterious figure who blows raspberries at people terrifies Victorian London.
E3 1970: The Odd Job Man
When his wife leaves him, a dying man hires a passing psychopath to kill him when he least expects it. When his wife returns, he finds his previous request impossible to cancel.
E4 1915: Lola
A top female agent goes missing after the German Head of Espionage fails to monitor her properly
E5 1971: Come In and Lie Down
Dr Swanton is a psychiatrist who is visited by a patient so terrified of being diagnosed with a mental disorder, he pretends to be a gasman.
E6 2774 AD: All the World's a Stooge
In the far future, comedy has become the religion of the world and there are dire consequences for those who do not join in.