The third series of '' Comedy Playhouse'', the long-running BBC series, aired from 28 September 1963 to 31 January 1964.

Background

The third series, which was in black-and-white, consisted of seventeen episodes, each of which had a different cast and storyline. Two of the episodes made it to its own series, ''The Walrus and the Carpenter'', and ''The Bed'' which became '' Meet the Wife''.

Episodes

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, - , Underworld nights , 5 October 1963 , 30 mins ,

, - , Fools Rush In , 12 October 1963 , 30 mins ,

, - , Shamrot , 19 October 1963 , 30 mins ,

, - , The Bachelor Girls , 26 October 1963 , 30 mins ,

, - , The Plan , 2 November 1963 , 30 mins ,

, - , A Picture of Innocence , 9 November 1963 , 30 mins ,

, - , Nicked at the Bottle , 16 November 1963 , 30 mins ,

, - , The Chars , 23 November 1963 , 30 mins ,

, - , Comrades in Arms , 30 November 1963 , 30 mins ,

, - , The Walrus and the Carpenter , 14 December 1963 , 30 mins ,

, - , The Bed , 28 December 1963 , 30 mins , Starring Thora Hird and

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. Following this pilot, a series was commissioned under the name '' Meet the Wife'', which ran for 5 series.

, - , The Mate Market , 3 January 1964 , 30 mins ,

, - , The Hen House , 10 January 1964 , 30 mins ,

, - , The Siege of Sydney's Street , 17 January 1964 , 30 mins ,

, - , The Mascot , 24 January 1964 , 30 mins ,

, - , Good Luck Sir, You've Got a Lucky Face , 31 January 1964 , 30 mins ,

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References

* Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
British TV Comedy Guide for ''Comedy Playhouse''

Comedy Playhouse (series 3) The third series of ''Comedy Playhouse'', the long-running BBC series, aired from 28 September 1963 to 31 January 1964. Background The third series, which was in black-and-white, consisted of seventeen episodes, each of which had a different cast a ...