'THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS' LAST BBC BROADCAST
London (JFK+50) The British Broadcasting Company's satirical program "That Was The Week That Was" (TW3) presented its' last broadcast on December 28, 1963. TW3 reached as many as 12 million viewers.
The show, ground-breaking in lampooning political figures, was produced and directed by Ned Sherrin* and presented by David Frost**. The premier aired on Saturday, November 24, 1962.
The BBC production opened with the singing of 'That was the week that was, It's over, let it go' by cast member Millicent Martin.*** Other cast members included Timothy Birdsall, Bernard Levin, Lance Percival, Kenneth Cope, Roy Kinnear, Willie Rushton, Al Mancini, Robert Lang, Frankie Howard and David Kernan.
The idea for the project came from Hugh Greene and the show itself was developed by Sherrin, Alasdair Milne and Donald Baverstock.
An American version aired from January 1964 to May 1965 with regular cast members including Nancy Ames, Buck Henry, Pat Englund and Alan Alda.
London (JFK+50) The British Broadcasting Company's satirical program "That Was The Week That Was" (TW3) presented its' last broadcast on December 28, 1963. TW3 reached as many as 12 million viewers.
The show, ground-breaking in lampooning political figures, was produced and directed by Ned Sherrin* and presented by David Frost**. The premier aired on Saturday, November 24, 1962.
The BBC production opened with the singing of 'That was the week that was, It's over, let it go' by cast member Millicent Martin.*** Other cast members included Timothy Birdsall, Bernard Levin, Lance Percival, Kenneth Cope, Roy Kinnear, Willie Rushton, Al Mancini, Robert Lang, Frankie Howard and David Kernan.
The idea for the project came from Hugh Greene and the show itself was developed by Sherrin, Alasdair Milne and Donald Baverstock.
An American version aired from January 1964 to May 1965 with regular cast members including Nancy Ames, Buck Henry, Pat Englund and Alan Alda.
*Ned Sherrin (1931-2007) was born at Low Ham in Somerset, England. He began working at the BBC in 1957. He produced & directed theater productions in London's West End.
**David Frost was born in Tenterden, Kent in 1939. After his work on That Was the Week That Was, he became popular in the USA & did a 1970 TV Special titled 'Frost on America'.
***Millicent Martin was born in Romford, Essex in 1934. She made her Broadway debut opposite Julie Andrews in "The Boy Friend" in 1954. She appeared in the 1966 film "Alfie".
SOURCES
"'That Was the Week That Was' Brings Political Satire to America", by Ramsey Ess, May 18, 2012, Splitsider, www.splitsider.com/
"That Was The Week That Was", by Dick Fiddy, Archive of American Television, www.emmytvlegends.org/
SOURCES
"'That Was the Week That Was' Brings Political Satire to America", by Ramsey Ess, May 18, 2012, Splitsider, www.splitsider.com/
"That Was The Week That Was", by Dick Fiddy, Archive of American Television, www.emmytvlegends.org/
TW3 Opening Title
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