''The Incredible Mr Tanner'' was a short-lived British

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which aired on

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in 1981.Newcomb p.1270 It was scripted by the writing team of

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and

Johnnie Mortimer John Mortimer (2 July 1931 – 2 September 1992) professionally Johnnie Mortimer, was a British scriptwriter for British TV whose work, along with creative writing partner Brian Cooke, also served as inspiration for American television pro ...

, a remake of their earlier series '' Kindly Leave the Kerb'' about second-rate

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Ernest Tanner with

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replacing

Peter Butterworth Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1915''Prisoner of War Co ...

in the role. Actors who appeared in episodes of the series include

Patsy Rowlands Patricia Amy Rowlands (19 January 1931 – 22 January 2005) was an English actress who is best remembered for her roles in the ''Carry On'' films series, as Betty Lewis in the ITV Thames sitcom '' Bless This House'', and as Alice Meredit ...

Talfryn Thomas John Talfryn Thomas (31 October 1922 – 4 November 1982) was a Welsh character actor, best known for supporting roles on television in the 1970s, including those of Private Cheeseman in ''Dad's Army'' (1973–1974) and Tom Price in '' ...

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Bryan Coleman Bryan Coleman (29 January 1911 – 4 July 2005) was a British film actor and television actor. In 1954 he appeared in William Douglas Home's comedy ''The Manor of Northstead'' in the West End. Selected filmography * '' Conquest of the Air'' ...

Willoughby Goddard Willoughby Wittenham Rees Goddard (4 July 1926 – 11 April 2008) was an English actor whose trademark rotund figure was well known on television and in films for more than 40 years. Biography Goddard was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire. He pl ...

Jesse Birdsall Jesse Birdsall (born 13 February 1963) is an English actor, known for his roles as Marcus Tandy in the BBC1 soap opera ''Eldorado'', Nick Beckett in the adventure series '' Bugs'' (1995–1999), football manager Roger Webb in ''Footballers' Wive ...

Lionel Murton William Lionel Murton (2 June 1915 – 26 September 2006) was an English character actor. Born in Wandsworth, London, he was resident at Little Orchard, Weston Road, Upton Grey, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, before his death at age 91. He was cr ...

and

Ray Barron Raynor Alan Francis Barron (1 November 1940 – 13 February 2016) was a British actor. He typically played minor roles such as policemen or workmen. He was known for his work in films such as ''10 Rillington Place'' (1971) in which he played a ...

Main cast

as Ernest Tanner *

Roy Kinnear Roy Mitchell Kinnear (8 January 1934 – 20 September 1988) was a British character actor. He was known for his roles in films such as The Beatles' ''Help!'' (1965), Clapper in ''How I Won the War'' (1967) and Planchet in ''The Three Musketeers ...

as Sidney Pratt *

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as Archie * Rosie Collins as Prudence *

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as Peregrine

References

Bibliography

* Horace Newcomb. ''Encyclopedia of Television''. Routledge, 2014.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Incredible Mr Tanner, The 1981 British television series debuts 1981 British television series endings 1980s British comedy television series ITV sitcoms Television shows produced by Thames Television Television series by Fremantle (company) English-language television shows