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Overview

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life is a BBC-TV satire programme produced by Ned Sherrin, which aired during the winter of 1964–1965, in an attempt to continue and improve on the successful formula of his That Was The Week That Was, which had been taken off by the BBC because of the coming General Election. It too featured David Frost as compère, with two others, William Rushton and the poet P. J. Kavanagh joining him in the role. In addition to Saturdays, there were also editions on Fridays and Sundays.

It saw the first appearances on television of John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Roy Hudd, Patrick Campbell and John Fortune. Michael Crawford also featured as 'Byron'.

Whereas TWTWTW had had a dark nightclub atmosphere, the new programme used predominantly white sets.

The programme lacked the impact of TW3 and lasted only one season before being replaced by the Robert Robinson-fronted BBC-3.

Series Cast

  1. Roy Hudd as

    Roy Hudd

    62 Episodes

  2. John Fortune as

    John Fortune

    62 Episodes

  3. John Bird as

    John Bird

    62 Episodes

  4. Cleo Laine

    62 Episodes

  5. Michael Crawford as

    Michael Crawford

    62 Episodes

  6. Eleanor Bron as

    Eleanor Bron

    62 Episodes

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Last Season

Not so much a programme more a way of life season 1

1964 • 62 Episodes

Season 1 of Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life premiered on November 13, 1964.

Show 62

(1x62, April 11, 1965) Season Finale

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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