Kindly Leave the Kerb

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Kindly Leave the Kerb
GenreSitcom
Written by Brian Cooke
Johnnie Mortimer
Directed by Derek Bennett
Starring Peter Butterworth
Peter Jones
Meredith Edwards
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerDerek Bennett
Running time30 minutes
Production company London Weekend Television
Release
Original network ITV
Original release21 May (1971-05-21) 
25 June 1971 (1971-06-25)

Kindly Leave the Kerb is a 1971 British television sitcom which aired on ITV. [1] It features Peter Butterworth as a second-rate escapologist, who busks around the streets of London with his companion played by Peter Jones.

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The show was scripted by the writing team of Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke.Produced by London Weekend Television it lasted for a single series. Actors who appeared in episodes of the show include Larry Martyn, Nicholas Smith, Geoffrey Hughes, Timothy Bateson, John Kidd, Arthur Brough, Roger Brierley, Hilda Barry and Katya Wyeth.

In 1981 the show was remade as The Incredible Mr Tanner with Brian Murphy and Roy Kinnear taking over the leading roles.

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  1. Donnelley p.314

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