Pinwright's Progress

infobox television
show_name = Pinwright's Progress


caption =
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =
starring = James Hayter
Clarence Wright
Sara Gregory
Daphne Maddox
country = United Kingdom
network = BBC Television Service
first_aired = 29 November 1946
last_aired = 16 May 1947
num_episodes = 10
imdb_id = 0264290

"Pinwright's Progress" was British sitcom that aired on the BBC Television Service from 1946 to 1947. Produced in black-and-white, it was the world's first regular half-hour sitcom. [cite news|url=|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy|first=Mark|last=Lewisohn|publisher=BBC Worldwide Ltd|date=2003] The ten episodes, aired fortnightly in alteration with "Kaleidoscope", were shot at the BBC studios at Alexandra Palace and aired live. None of the episodes survive as they were not recorded.

"Pinwright's Progress" was written by Rodney Hobson, produced and directed by John Glyn-Jones and the script editor was Ted Kavanagh, who had previously written the BBC radio comedy series "It's That Man Again".

Cast

*James Hayter - Mr J. Pinwright
*Clarence Wright - Aubrey
*Sara Gregory - Miss Doolittle
*Daphne Maddox - Miss Peasbody
*Doris Palmer - Mrs Sigsbee
*Leonard Sharp - Ralph
*Charles Irwin - Salesman

Plot

J. Pinwright is the proprietor of Macgillygally's Stores. He has a hated rival, and his staff only add to his problems by attempting to be helpful. Ralph, the messenger boy, is a deaf octogenarian.

Episodes

#Episode One (29 November 1946)
#Episode Two
#Episode Three
#Episode Four
#Episode Five
#Episode Six
#Episode Seven
#Episode Eight
#Episode Nine
#Episode Ten (16 May 1947)

References

;General
*Vahimagi, Tise. "British Television: An Illustrated Guide". Oxford University Press / British Film Institute, 1994. ISBN 0-19-818336-4.
*Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003;Specific