Marty (TV series)

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Marty
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Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of specials6
Original release
ReleaseApril 29, 1968 (1968-04-29) 
January 1, 1971 (1971-01-01)

Marty is a British television sketch comedy series, with Marty Feldman, Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin, Roland MacLeod, Mary Miller and Peter Pocock which was made in 1968. There was a second series made in 1969, re-titled It's Marty. In total, 12 episodes were produced. [1] [2]

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The writers were John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin, Marty Feldman, Barry Took, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Philip Jenkinson, Donald Webster, Peter Dickinson, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Law, Frank Muir and Denis Norden. Lionel Blair choreographed a routine for an episode of It's Marty. Took and Marty Feldman were given an award for the show by the actor Kenneth Horne.

A compilation of surviving sketches from the series has been released on DVD, with the title The Best of Marty Feldman.

List of episodes

The following episodes, compilations and specials were produced for the BBC between 1968 and 1971. [3] [4]

Series 1

EpisodeOriginal air dateSketchesArchival status
Series 1, Episode 129 April 1968Opening: Ticket Agency - Bishop - The Candidate - Police 6⅞ - Vet's Waiting Room - A Hard Day's NightThis episode does not survive completely
Series 1, Episode 26 May 1968Irritation - Little Old Couple: Travel Agency - A Day In The Life Of A Stuntman - Parliamentary Report - Lady Chatterly - Eat Your Prunes - Tabletop Battleground - Whiffenpoof SongComplete (colour) copy exists
Series 1, Episode 313 May 1968Weather Report - No-one's Perfect (song) - Royalty At Soccer Match - Traffic - Salome - Headmaster Visits - The Yechh/Feet (song)This episode does not survive completely
Series 1, Episode 420 May 1968Dr. Jekyll - Little Old Couple 2: Marriage Councellor - Weighing Machine - The Wedding - Egyptian Statues - Bullfighter Policeman - Ballet - My Father's Shirt (song)This episode does not survive completely
Series 1, Episode 527 May 1968Eye-O-Fry - The Gnome - The Sentry - House Flies - Childrens Playground - Who Are The Black And White Minstrels? - Father And Son - Opera Without Music - Rocking ChairComplete (colour) copy exists
Series 1, Episode 63 June 1968Is It True What They Say About Dixie? - Hospital Visitor - Driving Instructor - Backchat - Woodworm - Country Tavern - Florist JungleThis episode does not survive completely

Series 2

EpisodeOriginal air dateSketchesArchival status
Series 2, Episode 19 December 1968B.B.C. Apology - May I Paint You In The Nude? - Lightning Coach Tour - Soccer Commentator - Gotcha - The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Golfer - Newspaper Expose - The Battle Of Britain's TaxisComplete (colour) copy exists
Series 2, Episode 216 December 1968Dixon Of Dock Green - Little Old Couple 3: Post Office - Fritz von Angst - The Stuntman On Holiday - My Kingdom For A Horse - The SeanceComplete (colour) copy exists
Series 2, Episode 323 December 1968Orchestrated Coughing - Television Censorship - Obituary To David Frost - Telephone Callers - Pas De Deux - Danny Gruntfuttock - Carolsexists as black and white telerecording
Series 2, Episode 430 December 1968Z-Cars - Insurance Policy - Kiss Me Hardy - Super Midwife - Serbian Restaurant - The Shooting Of Flicka - Holiday Movies - Population Explosion - Henry V - Late Night Call From Mother - Is It Wrong To Love An Elephant? (song) - The Curse Of The Mandervilles/Flying RabbiComplete (colour) copy exists
Series 2, Episode 56 January 1969Mr. Christian - House Welcomer - Clothists - Football Reunion - Headmaster's Office - French Song For Sauce Lovers - Auction - Newsreader - A Life In The Clergy - Hospital VisitorComplete (colour) copy exists
Series 2, Episode 613 January 1969Call Marty Feldman - Wine Treaders - The Fly - Short-sighted Driver - Science Lecture - Cost Of Living - Punch And JudyComplete (colour) copy exists

Specials

EpisodeOriginal air dateSketchesArchival status
Montreux entry17 March 1969This compilation was the British entry for the Montreux festival.Complete (colour) copy exists
Compilation 19 January 1970A selection of highlights from the previous series.This episode does not survive completely
Compilation 223 January 1970A selection of highlights from the previous series.Complete (colour) copy exists
Compilation 36 February 1970A selection of highlights from the previous series.Complete (colour) copy exists
Marty Amok30 March 1970A 46 minute one-off special. Restaurant Specialty - Bookshop [first performed on At Last the 1948 Show] - Cricket - French Restaurant [with guest star Robert Dhéry] - "11 Mustachioed Daughters" [musical performance by Vivian Stanshall's Big Grunt] - Friendly Neighborhood Door-to-Door Judge - Royal Handicap - Airline Pilots [first performed on How to Irritate People] - Attila the Hun - Buying a Double Bed - Changing Cubicles - Western FilmComplete (colour) copy exists
Marty Abroad1 January 1971A holiday-themed special.Complete (colour) copy exists

Awards

Best Light Entertainment Performer - won by Marty Feldman
Best Light Entertainment Production - won by Dennis Main-Wilson
Best Writer - won by Marty Feldman and Barry Took
Best British Light Entertainment Script - won by the series writers of Marty and It's Marty

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