Cribbins
An offbeat revue of quickfire sketches in the 'Cribbins style', this fast-moving mixture of comedy and song (including chart hits Hole in the Ground, Gossip Calypso, and Right Said Fred) featured a gallery of outrageous characters in a myriad of seemingly inexhaustible situations! Bank clerk, burglar, tramp, librarian, cowboy and even spaceman – Cribbins is all these, and many more!
Cast: Bernard Cribbins, Bob Todd, Sheila Steafel
6 episodes
- 1. Episode 1No synopsis available yet.12CC25minNov 18, 1969
- 2. Episode 2Bernard visits a petrol station with Britains first topless garage attendant; confronts his boss over tax avoidance; has problems finding change for a parking meter; sings a song about his daily dates; encounters the Great Mysto the Hypnotist; has problems winding in a kite; visits an antique shop to return a faulty lamp; reports a lost truck (attached to an elephant) to British Rail's lost property office and has a unique way to deter life insurance salesmen.12CC25minNov 25, 1969
- 3. Episode 3Highlights include a passenger who attempts to land an aeroplane; Bernard sings the song My Mate Bert; strange table service in a restaurant; a customer has problems with his bank manger; an odd encounter for the Grenadier Guards and a Duke is disturbed in his private bedroom.12CC25minDec 2, 1969
- 4. Episode 4Bernard has problems at the supermarket; encounters a problem with graffiti; attempts to be a Birdman; sings the song National Hate Day; makes an appeal for the church restoration fund; leads an end of the world cult and the women of the WI have come to an important decision.12CC25minDec 9, 1969
- 5. Episode 5Highlights include a husband who wants to auction his soul; police officers go undercover to catch molesters on Hampstead Heath; Bernard sings Living Next to the Joneses; Toilet attendants go on strike; a road markings painter who goes rogue; a builder with a unique approach to selling flats and a man offering his body for medical research.12CC25minDec 16, 1969
- 6. Episode 6An Eskimo finds his way to London; two TV studio cleaners have fun at the news desk; Bernard sings a song about Monday Morning; a father dresses as Santa Claus to visit his son for Christmas and a plumber prepares to be invested as a Knight of the Garter.12CC25minDec 23, 1969
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Cribbins
An offbeat revue of quickfire sketches in the 'Cribbins style', this fast-moving mixture of comedy and song (including chart hits Hole in the Ground, Gossip Calypso, and Right Said Fred) featured a gallery of outrageous characters in a myriad of seemingly inexhaustible situations! Bank clerk, burglar, tramp, librarian, cowboy and even spaceman – Cribbins is all these, and many more!
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Alan Tarrant
- Created by
- Bernard Cribbins
- Studio
- Thames Television
Maturity rating
12Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
Not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service.
