The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d 68 years old

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d was the first serious attempt to translate the humour of The Goon Show to television. It was made by Associated-Rediffusion during 1956 and was broadcast only in the London area. It combined elements of a sitcom and sketch comedy with Peter Sellers as the editor of a tatty Victorian newspaper, The Idiot Weekly. The headlines of the paper were used as links to comedy sketches. Although written mainly by Spike Milligan, there were many contributions from members of the writers' co-operative Associated London Scripts, including Dave Freeman and Terry Nation, with Eric Sykes credited as the script editor. The series was produced and directed by Richard Lester. It was followed by A Show Called Fred and Son of Fred. The title was revived by Spike Milligan for the Australian radio series The Idiot Weekly.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Peter Sellers He was 30 , 54 years old when he died
June Whitfield She was 30 , 93 years old when she died
Kenneth Connor He was 37 , 75 years old when he died
Spike Milligan He was 37 , 83 years old when he died
Eric Sykes He was 32 , 89 years old when he died
Graham Stark He was 34 , 91 years old when he died
Valentine Dyall He was 47 , 77 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
Richard Lester Directing He was 24 , now 92 years old Director
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (68 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1956-02-24
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 2