The World of Beachcomber

About

The World of Beachcomber was a surreal television comedy show produced by the BBC, inspired by the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express newspaper. The show, like the column, consisted of a series of unrelated pieces of humour. Links between the items were provided by Spike Milligan, dressed in a smoking jacket and cap, as in the cartoon logo above the newspaper column. The other actors were a Who's Who of British comedy of the time, encompassing almost every supporting player seen or heard in comedy, not excluding people of diminutive stature.

All Seasons

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Spike Milligan Dr. Strabismus

Frank Thornton

Leon Thau

Julian Orchard

George Benson

Clive Dunn

Patricia Hayes

Lionel Wheeler

Charlie Young Atom

Michael Redgrave Reader: The Anthology of Huntingdonshire Cabmen

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