How Do You View?

How Do You View? was the first comedy series on British television.[1][2] The programme was based on an on-screen persona of Terry-Thomas as "a glamorous, mischievous and discreetly cash-strapped man-about-town", introducing a series of sketches in which he also appeared,[3] alongside Peter Butterworth as his chauffeur; Janet Brown (Butterworth's real life wife); Avril Angers; H.C. Walton as the family retainer, Moulting and Diana Dors.[4] The programme was broadcast live and often included Terry-Thomas walking through control rooms and corridors of the BBC's Lime Grove and Alexandra Palace studios.[4][5]

The series is described by the author and historian Mark Lewisohn as being "inventive ... truly televisual and not just a radio programme in costume".[6]

Series history

Series one: 26 October – 21 December 1949
Series two: 5 April – 17 May 1950
Series three: 8 November 1950 – 28 February 51
Series four: 19 September – 28 November 1951
Series five: 2 April – 11 June 1952
Special: 9 September 1953[6]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ McCann 2009, p. 51.
  2. ↑ Ross 2002, p. 52.
  3. ↑ McCann 2009, p. 55.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ross 2002, p. 54.
  5. ↑ McCann 2009, p. 59.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lewisohn 1998, p. 333.

Bibliography

  • Lewisohn, Mark (1998). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. London: BBC Books. ISBN 978-0-5633-6977-6.
  • McCann, Graham (2009). Bounder! The Biography of Terry-Thomas. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-84513-441-9.
  • Ross, Robert (2002). The Complete Terry-Thomas. London: Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 978-1-903111-29-1.
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