Ben Travers' Farces is a British comedy television series which originally aired on BBC 1. ^[1] It ran for a single series of seven episodes between 19 September and 31 October 1970. Each was a stand-alone adaptation of a farce by Ben Travers. The first six episodes were adaptations of Aldwych Farces beginning with Rookery Nook ^[2] while the seventh She Follows Me About was based on his wartime play of the same title. ^[3]

Contents

• Main Cast
• Episodes
• References
• Bibliography
• External links

Main Cast

• Arthur Lowe (7 episodes)
• Richard Briers (6 episodes)
• Jenny McCracken (6 episodes)
• Megs Jenkins (3 episodes)
• Terence Alexander (3 episodes)
• Frank Thornton (3 episodes)
• Alec Ross (3 episodes)
• Tim Barrett (3 episodes)
• Irene Handl (2 episodes)
• Elizabeth Knight (2 episodes)
• Mollie Sugden (2 episodes)
• Geoffrey Palmer (2 episodes)
• Jessica Benton (2 episodes)
• Polly Adams (2 episodes)
• Althea Parker (2 episodes)
• Jonathan Cecil (2 episodes)
• Edward Dentith (2 episodes)

Episodes

• Rookery Nook (19 September 1970)
• A Cuckoo in the Nest (26 September 1970)
• Turkey Time (3 October 1970)
• A Cup of Kindness (10 October 1970)
• Plunder (17 October 1970)
• Dirty Work (24 October 1970)
• She Follows Me About (31 October 1970)

References

Bibliography

• Hogg, James. More Than Just A Good Life: The Authorised Biography of Richard Briers. Hachette UK, 2018.

External links

• Ben Travers' Farces at IMDb