Twice a Fortnight
Twice a Fortnight | |
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Starring | Graeme Garden Terry Jones Jonathan Lynn Bill Oddie Michael Palin Tony Buffery |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Executive producer | Tony Palmer |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 21 October (1967-10-21) – 23 December 1967 (1967-12-23) |
Twice a Fortnight is a 1967 British sketch comedy television series with Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Jonathan Lynn and Tony Buffery.
Graeme Garden suggested to the director, Tony Palmer, that Michael Palin and Terry Jones be included in the cast and writers of the show.[1] All episodes are now lost as a result of the BBC wiping the tapes.[2]
Influences of the series
As in the case of the radio comedy programme I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, and the television comedy programmes At Last the 1948 Show, Do Not Adjust Your Set and Broaden Your Mind, Twice a Fortnight was considered an excellent training ground, in both writing and acting, for the future stars of both Monty Python and The Goodies, as well as for the future co-writer of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.
Graeme Garden appears briefly as Max Von Sydow in the trailer for Monty Python and the Holy Grail, in reused footage from Twice a Fortnight.
References
External links
- Twice a Fortnight at BBC Online Comedy Guide
- Twice a Fortnight at IMDb
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