The Frankie Howerd Show

The Frankie Howerd Show
Genre	comedy
Written by	Ken Finkleman Bill Lynn Jerry O'Flanagan
Starring	Frankie Howerd
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producers	Norman Campbell Bill Lynn
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	26 February (1976-02-26) – 5 June 1976 (1976-06-05)

The Frankie Howerd Show is a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1976. Howerd was an established British comic who was placed in a Canadian setting for this series.

Premise

Originally titled Oooh, Canada, Frankie Howerd starred as a Briton living in Toronto who attempted to find work in Canada. He lived in a decrepit Toronto rooming house operated by landlady Mrs. Otterby (Ruth Springford) and her son (Gary Files). Other regular characters were Wally Wheeler (Jack Duffy), a fugitive from alimony, and Denise (Peggy Mahon), a dancer and model who was often the butt of Howerd's lewd jokes.[1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 26 February to 8 April 1976 then on Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. from 24 April to 5 June 1976.

References

1. Corcelli, John (August 2005). "The Frankie Howerd Show". Canadian Communications Foundation.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Frankie Howerd Show". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010.
• The Frankie Howerd Show at IMDb