End of Part One (1979) - Video Detective

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End of Part One is a British television comedy sketch show written by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall; it was made by London Weekend Television. It ran for two series on ITV, from 1979 to 1980 and was an attempt at a TV version of The Burkiss Way. The first series concerned the lives of Norman and Vera Straightman, who had their lives interrupted by various television personalities of the day. The second series was mainly a straight succession of parodies of TV shows of the time, including Larry Grayson's Generation Game and Nationwide.

Original Release

04/15/1979

Cast

Name

Character

Denise Coffey

Vera Straightman

Sue Holderness

Various characters / Esther Rantzen / Miss Bitpart / Newsreader / Paddy

Tony Aitken

Norman Straightman

Fred Harris

Various Characters / Fagin / Floor manager

Dudley Stevens

Various Characters / General Custer / Jim Mabel / Mr. Bell

David Simeon

Various Characters / Gas man / Les Miserables

David J. Grahame

Mr. Sprote / Mr. Sprote of Hackney

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Episode #2.1	Sunday, 12 October 1980
2	Episode #2.2	Sunday, 19 October 1980
3	Episode #2.3	Sunday, 26 October 1980
4	Episode #2.4	Sunday, 02 November 1980
5	Episode #2.5	Sunday, 09 November 1980
6	Episode #2.6	Sunday, 16 November 1980
7	Episode #2.7	Sunday, 23 November 1980