Seven of One

Seven of One

infobox television
show_name = Seven of One


caption = Open All Hours and Porridge were the two successful pilots from the "Seven of One" series.
format = Comedy
runtime = 30 minutes
creator = Ronnie Barker
starring = Ronnie Barker
country = United Kingdom
network = BBC1
first_aired = 25 March
last_aired = 6 May 1973
num_episodes = 7
imdb_id = 0261491|

"Seven of One" is a British comedy series that aired on BBC1 in 1973. Starring Ronnie Barker, "Seven of One" is a series of seven separate comedies that would serve as possible pilots for sitcoms. Originally it was to be called "Six of One", which Barker planned to follow up with another series called "Half Dozen of the Other".

The seven programmes were individually called:
*Open All Hours: Arkwright, a miserly North country shopkeeper and his put upon nephew Granville (David Jason). Written by Roy Clarke
*Prisoner and Escort: Norman Stanley Fletcher, a career criminal and his escorts - soft-hearted Mr Barrowclough (Brian Wilde) and authoritarian Mr Mackay (Fulton Mackay) going up to prison. Written by Dick Clement & Ian Le Frenais
*My Old Man: An embittered former train driver is forced to leave his condemned home, and decides to go & live with his daughter and her 'posh' husband by the railway. Written by Gerald Frow
*Spanner's Eleven: The tale of ailing football team, Ashfield Athletic, and its trainer, local cabbie / hot dog salesman / chauffeur, Norman Spanner. Written by Roy Clarke
*Another Fine Mess: Ronnie Barker and Roy Castle as two Laurel and Hardy impersonators who become their characters as an evening's farcical events escalate around them. Written by Hugh Leonard
*One Man's Meat: A man is forced to go on a starvation diet by his wife (Prunella Scales). Written by Jack Goetz
*I'll Fly You For A Quid: A Welsh family, the Owens, who bet on absolutely everything and anything, discover that their grandfather backed a winner on the day he passed away - but where is the betting slip? Written by Dick Clement & Ian Le Frenais

While the majority did not go beyond the "Seven of One" series, both "Open All Hours" and "Prisoner and Escort" did become much loved sitcoms. The first was the sitcom of the same name, while the second became "Porridge", giving Ronnie Barker two of his best known roles. Both were voted amongst the top 10 Greatest British Sitcoms in 2004 [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sitcom/winner.shtml] .

My Old Man also became a short-lived series for Yorkshire Television including ITV but with an entirely new cast led by Clive Dunn of "Dad's Army" fame.

"Seven of One" also featured Roy Castle, Bill Maynard, Sheila Brennan, Talfryn Thomas, Prunella Scales, Glynn Edwards, Joan Sims, Keith Chegwin, Leslie Dwyer, Robin Parkinson, Sam Kelly, Christopher Biggins, Richard O'Callaghan, Yootha Joyce and Avis Bunnage in supporting roles. The series was released on BBC DVD in 2005.

External links

* [http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/tv/comedy/sevenofone.htm Seven of One]


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