The Howerd Confessions
1976 British TV comedy series
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The Howerd Confessions is a British comedy television series which originally aired between 2 September and 7 October 1976 on ITV.[1][2] It featured comedian Frankie Howerd "confessing" various indiscretions.
GenreComedy
Written byDave Freeman
Dick Hills
Peter Robinson
Hugh Stuckey
Dick Hills
Peter Robinson
Hugh Stuckey
Directed byMichael Mills
StarringFrankie Howerd
Joan Sims
Joan Sims
| The Howerd Confessions | |
|---|---|
| |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Dave Freeman Dick Hills Peter Robinson Hugh Stuckey |
| Directed by | Michael Mills |
| Starring | Frankie Howerd Joan Sims |
| Composer | Peter Knight |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Michael Mills |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Thames Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 2 September – 7 October 1976 |
Each of the 6 episodes was a self-contained, untitled, playlet.[3]
The director/producer was Michael Mills, with scripts by Dave Freeman, Dick Hills, Hugh Stuckey and Peter Robinson.
In 2007, the entire series was released on dvd by Freemantle Home Entertainment.
In 2021, the series was broadcast in the UK on the Freeview/Sky/Freesat channel, ' That's TV Xmas U.K '.
Select cast
- Frankie Howerd as Frankie [all episodes]
- Joan Sims as Nellie / Matron / Mrs Beachum [episodes 1, 3 and 4]
- Caroline Munro as Captain Latour [episode 2]
- Madeline Smith as Nurse [episode 3]
- John Junkin as Sergeant [episode 4]
- Linda Thorson as Eve [episode 5]
- Alfie Bass as Chalky White [episode 5]
- Alan Curtis as Sgt Hardman [episode 5]
- April Olrich as Deirdre [episode 6]
- Sarah Douglas as Lola [episode 6]
- Cyril Appleton as Sergeant [episode 2]
- Dorothy Frere as Miss. Pettigrew [episode 1]
