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Synopsis
Ben Travers' Farces is a British comedy television series which originally aired on BBC 1. It ran for a single series of seven episodes between 19 September and 31 October 1970. Each was a stand-alone adaptation of a farce by Ben Travers. The first six episodes were adaptations of Aldwych Farces beginning with Rookery Nook while the seventh She Follows Me About was based on his wartime play of the same title.
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- E1 Rookery NookNext upSep 19, 1970 · 60 min
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A young woman, dressed in pyjamas, seeks refuge from her bullying stepfather at a country house in the middle of the night.
- E2 A Cuckoo in the NestSep 26, 1970 · 60 min
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A man and a woman, who are each married to other people. While travelling together, they are obliged by circumstances to share a hotel bedroom. Everyone else assumes the worst, but the two travellers are able to prove their innocence.
Guest stars: Barbara Shelley (Marguerite Hickett)
- E3 Turkey TimeOct 3, 1970 · 60 min
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Set at Christmas, it centers around a Christmas holiday at the Stoatt household where two guests become entangled with a stranded performer
- E4 A Cup of KindnessOct 10, 1970 · 60 min
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The son and daughter of two feuding families announce their upcoming marriage, to widespread uproar.
- E5 PlunderOct 17, 1970 · 60 min
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Two friends commit a jewel robbery, for arguably honourable reasons, with fatal results.
- E6 Dirty WorkOct 24, 1970 · 60 min
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The maladroit but ultimately successful efforts of a shop-walker to outwit a gang of jewel thieves.
- E7 She Follows Me AboutOct 31, 1970 · 60 min
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A harassed vicar has to cope with some mischievous girls and a bishop who is not all he seems.
Guest stars: Natalie Kent (Mrs. Batch)
Cast & crew
Created by Ben Travers
Arthur Lowe
Richard Briers
Terence Alexander
Megs Jenkins
Frank Thornton
Polly Adams
Geoffrey Palmer
Jessica Benton
Elizabeth Knight
Irene Handl
