The Last of the Baskets

The Last of the Baskets
GenreSituation Comedy
Created byJohn Stevenson
Written byJohn Stevenson (12 episodes), Andy Mayer (1 episode)
Directed byBill Podmore
StarringArthur Lowe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerBill Podmore
Running time25 minutes
Production companyGranada Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release10 May 1971 (1971-05-10) –
14 February 1972 (1972-02-14)

The Last of the Baskets was a British television situation comedy produced by Granada and starring Arthur Lowe that ran for two series in the early 1970s.[1] It was written by John Stevenson, with one episode (Series 2, Episode 5, "The Hound of the Baskets"[2]) written by Andy Mayer.

Created by John Stevenson, the programme was about a factory worker Clifford Basket (played by Ken Jones) who inherited a title of the Earl of Clogborough, the remaining estate of which is a rundown mansion at Little Clogborough-in-the-Marsh and a faithful servant Bodkin played by Arthur Lowe.[3]

Cast

Episodes

Series 1 (1971)

# Episode Title Written by Directed by First broadcast
1 "End of the Peer" John Stevenson Bill Podmore 10 May 1971
2 "Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant" John Stevenson Bill Podmore 17 May 1971
3 "I Gotta Horse" John Stevenson Bill Podmore 24 May 1971
4 "For I'm to Be Queen of the May" John Stevenson Bill Podmore 7 June 1971
5 "For Richer, for Poorer" John Stevenson Bill Podmore 14 June 1971
6 "Do Unto Others..." John Stevenson Bill Podmore 21 June 1971

Series 2 (1972)

# Episode Title Written by Directed by First broadcast
7 "It's a Living" John Stevenson Bill Podmore 3 January 1972
8 "Since Then I Have Used No Other" John Stevenson Bill Podmore 10 January 1972
9 "Good Queen Bess Slept Here" John Stevenson Bill Podmore 17 January 1972
10 "A Chip Off the Old Block" John Stevenson Bill Podmore 24 January 1972
11 "The Hound of the Baskets" Andy Mayer Bill Podmore 31 January 1972
12 "Nice Work If You Can Get It" John Stevenson Bill Podmore 7 February 1972
13 "A Tisket, a Tasket" John Stevenson Bill Podmore 14 February 1972

References

  1. ^ Evans 2001, pp.345-346
  2. ^ "The Last of the Baskets Series 2, Episode 5 - the Hound of the Baskets". British Comedy Guide.
  3. ^ Evans 2001, pp.345-346
  • Evans, Jeff (2001). The Penguin TV Companion. Harmondsorth, England: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-051467-8.


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