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Season 1, Episode 6: he Rise and Fall of the Comedy Straight Man

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Timeshift celebrates the comedy double act's unsung half, with archive footage of Morecambe and Wise, Benny Hill and the Monty Python team. Contributors include Syd Little and Barry Cryer. Narrated by Mark Lamarr.

All Episodes - Season 1

The Grunwick Strike
Episode 1
The Grunwick Strike
 The Cannabis Years
Episode 2
The Cannabis Years
 The Writer's Trade
Episode 3
The Writer's Trade
 The Sailing Sixties
Episode 4
The Sailing Sixties
 Attenborough: The Controller Years
Episode 5
Attenborough: The Controller Years
 he Rise and Fall of the Comedy Straight Man
Episode 6
he Rise and Fall of the Comedy Straight Man
 A Shadow Over Europe
Episode 7
A Shadow Over Europe
 Whatever Happened to the Working Class?
Episode 8
Whatever Happened to the Working Class?
 Notting Hill Riots
Episode 9
Notting Hill Riots
 What Have the Germans Done for Us?
Episode 10
What Have the Germans Done for Us?
 Greenham Common Changed My Life
Episode 11
Greenham Common Changed My Life
 Car Crazy
Episode 12
Car Crazy
 The Magic Roundabout Story
Episode 13
The Magic Roundabout Story
 Malcolm Muggeridge: Swimming Against the Stream
Episode 14
Malcolm Muggeridge: Swimming Against the Stream
 Gurus
Episode 15
Gurus
 A Brief Interlude
Episode 16
A Brief Interlude
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