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Series · 1971–1971Ended

Six Dates with Barker

7.4·1 season·6 episodes·25 min avg.·United Kingdom

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.

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1937: The Removals Person
1937: The Removals PersonUp next
Jan 8, 1971

A short sighted removals man named Fred works whilst the owner of the house watches The Coronation

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1899: The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town
1899: The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town
Jan 15, 1971

A mysterious figure who blows raspberries at people terrifies Victorian London.

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1970: The Odd Job Man
1970: The Odd Job Man
Jan 22, 1971

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.

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1915: Lola
1915: Lola
Jan 29, 1971

A top female agent goes missing after the German Head of Espionage fails to monitor her properly

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1971: Come In and Lie Down
1971: Come In and Lie Down
Feb 5, 1971

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.

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2774 AD: All the World's a Stooge
2774 AD: All the World's a Stooge
Feb 12, 1971

In the far future, comedy has become the religion of the world and there are dire consequences for those who do not join in.

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