Odd Man Out (British TV series)

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Odd Man Out
Genre Sitcom
Created by Vince Powell
Starring John Inman
Josephine Tewson
Peter Butterworth
Avril Angers
Vivienne Johnson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production company Thames Television
Original release
Network ITV
Release27 October (1977-10-27) 
8 December 1977 (1977-12-08)

Odd Man Out is a British sitcom starring John Inman that aired for seven episodes on ITV from 27 October to 8 December 1977. It was made by Thames Television and written by Vince Powell. [1] [2]

Contents

Odd Man Out has been described by the Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy as being one of the worst British sitcoms ever produced. [3]

Synopsis

Neville Sutcliffe (John Inman), the owner of a Blackpool fish-and-chip shop, inherits his father's rock factory in Littlehampton. The series revolves around his adventures, which include learning to drive a car, going to Paris and swimming The Channel. [2]

Characters

Episode list

#TitleDirectorOriginal air date
1"A Chip Off the Old Block" [4] Anthony Parker [4] 27 October 1977 (1977-10-27) [4]
2"Money, Money, Money" [5] Anthony Parker [5] 3 November 1977 (1977-11-03) [5]
3"Sink or Swim" [6] Anthony Parker [6] 10 November 1977 (1977-11-10) [6]
4"Shall We Dance?" [7] Anthony Parker [7] 17 November 1977 (1977-11-17) [7]
5"Who's A Pretty Baby?" [8] Anthony Parker [8] 24 November 1977 (1977-11-24) [8]
6"Clunk Click" [9] Anthony Parker [9] 1 December 1977 (1977-12-01) [9]
7"Ooh La La" [10] Anthony Parker [10] 8 December 1977 (1977-12-08) [10]

DVD release

The complete series of Odd Man Out was released by Network in the UK (DVD Region 2) on 4 February 2013.

References

  1. Barker, Dennis (9 March 2007). "Obituary: John Inman". The Guardian . Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Obituary: John Inman". BBC. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  3. Wainwright, Martin (30 September 2003). "Bilko named best ever comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "A Chip Off the Old Block". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 "Money, Money, Money". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 "Sink or Swim". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 "Shall We Dance?". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 "Who's a Pretty Baby?". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  9. 1 2 3 "Clunk Click". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 "Ooh La La". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 4 September 2010.