''A Present for Dickie'' is a British television comedy aired from 1969 to 1970 on

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. Cast included

Dickie Henderson Richard Matthew Michael Henderson, OBE (30 October 1922 – 22 September 1985) was an English entertainer. Early years He was born in London. His father, Dick Henderson (1891–1958), was a music hall comedian and singer famous for his ...

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, Dennis Ramsden and

Billy Burden William George Burden (15 June 1914 – 3 June 1994) was an English actor and comedian, who specialised in playing "country bumpkin" roles. He made many appearances in the Theatre Royal panto in Bath, Somerset for Frank Maddox. Debuted on ITV a ...

. It was produced by

Thames Television Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a Broadcast license, franchise holder for a region of the British ITV (TV network), ITV television network serving Greater London, London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until th ...

. All six episodes are believed to be lost.

Premise

On his way back from a tour of the Far-East, Dickie is followed home by a baby elephant. Farcical situations ensue as Dickie tries to keep "Mini" hidden from visitors.

Partial cast

as Dickie *

as Mrs. Upshott-Mainwaring (Mother-in-law) *Dennis Ramsden as Parker *

as William *

Robert Raglan Robert Raglan (7 April 1909 – 18 July 1985) was a British actor best known for his semi-regular role in ''Dad's Army'' as Colonel Pritchard. He also starred in a number of other television series and films such as ''Fabian of the Yard'' (1954 ...

as Policeman *Jerry Ram as Abdul

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Present for Dickie 1969 British television series debuts 1970 British television series endings Lost television shows English-language television shows ITV sitcoms 1960s British sitcoms 1970s British sitcoms Television shows produced by Thames Television Television series by Fremantle (company)