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Swizzlewick was a twice weekly 1964 BBC comedy drama series about the day-to-day events of a local council in a fictional Midlands town. The writers included David Turner who created the series. This series is principally remembered as an early target of 'Clean Up TV' campaigner Mary Whitehouse. An episode in August 1964 featured Mrs Smallgood, a parody of her, who was depicted launching a "Freedom from Sex" campaign with a friend. A scene with a prostitute was cut from another episode of the series, after a television studio worker leaked an advance copy of the script to her. She was told "It's too late to re-shoot.", and answered "I don't want re-shooting, I want cuts." She delivered a letter of complaint in person to the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, who appears to have passed the matter on to the BBC, and the scene Mrs Whitehouse found offensive was cut. Turner resigned from the series.
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- E1 The BodiesNext upAug 18, 1964
- E2 Rearing Its Ugly HeadAug 21, 1964
- E3 Campaigners AllAug 25, 1964
- E4 How to Make £250,000Aug 28, 1964
- E5 The Unspotted GeniusSep 1, 1964
- E6 Burnt Umber with GrainingSep 4, 1964
- E7 Jam and MaggotsSep 8, 1964
- E8 Dead ImageSep 11, 1964
- E9 A Reputation ClearedSep 15, 1964
- E10 In for a PennySep 18, 1964
- E11 The Value of SilenceSep 22, 1964
- E12 A Proposal of MarriageSep 25, 1964
- E13 A Very Important OccasionSep 29, 1964
- E14 Dog Lovers Unite!Oct 2, 1964
- E15 A Threat from OutsideOct 6, 1964
- E16 Dead ReckoningOct 9, 1964
- E17 BlackmailOct 13, 1964
- E18 The Best Method of DefenceOct 16, 1964
- E19 Council of WarOct 20, 1964
- E20 A Spy in the CampOct 23, 1964
- E21 A New PlanOct 27, 1964
- E22 Balance of PowerOct 30, 1964
- E23 The ExerciseNov 3, 1964
- E24 The Spider's WebNov 6, 1964
- E25 An Important DiscoveryNov 10, 1964
- E26 The Axe FallsNov 13, 1964
Patrick Mower
Martin Wyldeck
Ballard Berkeley
