Basic Info

First Air: March 25, 1973

Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (5 votes)

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 7

Last Episode

Name: I'll Fly You for a Quid

Season: 1, Episode: 7

Air Date: 1973-05-06

Runtime: 30 min

A Welsh family, the Owens, who bet on absolutely everything and anything, discover that their grandfather backed a winner on the day he died — but where is the betting slip? This pilot gave Ronnie Barker the idea for The Magnificent Evans (1984).

Videos

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Seven of One

1973 ⭐ 7.0/10 5 votes

Overview

Seven of One was a British comedy series that aired on BBC2 in 1973. Starring Ronnie Barker, 7 of One is a series of seven separate comedies that would serve as possible pilots for sitcoms. Originally it was to be called Six of One, which Barker planned to follow up with another series called Half Dozen of the Other. This was a BBC version of a similar showcase for LWT called Six Dates with Barker created in 1971.