The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
1956 British TV comedy series
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The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d was a 1956 British television series produced and directed by Richard Lester.[1] Although written mainly by Spike Milligan, there were many contributions from members of Associated London Scripts, the writers' co-operative, including Dave Freeman, John Junkin and Terry Nation. Eric Sykes was credited as the script editor. It was made by Associated-Rediffusion during 1956 and was broadcast only in the London area.
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | Associated-Rediffusion |
| Release | 24 February – 30 March 1956 |
It was the first real attempt to translate the humour of The Goon Show to television. It combined elements of a sitcom and sketch comedy with Peter Sellers as the editor of a fictional tatty Victorian newspaper, The Idiot Weekly. The headlines of the paper were used as links to comedy sketches.[2]
It was followed in the same year by A Show Called Fred and Son of Fred.[3] The title was revived by Milligan for his 1958 Australian radio series The Idiot Weekly.