The Curse of Comedy

Four individual feature length period dramas that focused on the personal lives of five very well known TV personalities from the 1960's and 70's.

The dramas focused on Tony Hancock, Harry H. Corbett and Wilfred Brambell (in particular focusing on Steptoe and Son), Frankie Howerd and Hughie Green. The quartet were all very well made but no doubt took a certain amount of poetic license with some scenes.

Full details below.

THE CURSE OF STEPTOE

HANCOCK AND JOAN

FRANKIE HOWERD: Rather You Than Me

HUGHIE GREEN MOST SINCERELY

Production Details

UK / BBC Four / 2008

Producer: Ben Evans

Main Cast

Jason Isaacs as Harry H. Corbett

Phil Davis as Wilfrid Brambell

Ken Stott as Tony Hancock

Maxine Peake as Joan Le Mesurier

David Walliams as Frankie Howerd

Trevor Eve as Hughie Green

Kip Ford

TV Critic & Editorial Director

Kip Ford is Editorial Director at TV Reference. His encyclopedic knowledge spans every era of television history, with particular expertise in British and American drama, crime, and the golden age of network TV.

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