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Series 2, Episode 21: Trailers
The sketch:
(BBC 2 World symbol.)
Voice Over (Eric Idle): Here is a preview of some of the programrues you’ll be able to see coming shortly on BBC Television. To kick off with there’s variety … (still picture of Peter West and Brian Johnston) Peter West and Brian Johnston star in ‘Rain Stopped Play’, a whacky new comedy series about the gay exploits of two television cricket commentators (photo of E. W. Swanton) with E. W. Swanton as Aggie the kooky Scots maid. For those of you who don’t like variety, there’s variety, with Brian Close at the Talk of the Town.
(Brian Close in cricket whites on a stage)
Voice Over (Eric Idle):And of course there’ll be sport. The Classics series (engraving of London and caption: ‘The Classics) return to BBC 2 with twenty-six episodes of John Galsworthy’s ‘Snooker My Way’ (composite photo of Nyree Dawn Porter holding a snooker cue) with Nyree Dawn Porter repeating her triumph as Joe Davis. And of course there’ll be sport. Comedy is not forgotten (Caption: ‘Comedy) with Jim Laker (photo of Laker) in ‘Thirteen Weeks of Off-spin Bowling’. Jim plays the zany bachelor bowler in a new series of ‘Owzat’, with Anneley Brummond-Haye on Mr Softee (photo of same) as his wife. And of course there’ll be sport. ‘Panorama’ will be returning, introduced (‘Panorama’ caption with photo of Tony Jacklin) as usual by Tony Jacklin, and Lulu (photo of Lulu) will be tackling the Old Man of Hoy (photo of same).
Voice Over (Eric Idle): And for those of you who prefer drama – there’s sport. On ‘Show of the Week’ Kenneth Wostenholme sings. (still of him, superimposed over Flick Colby Dancers, Pans People, ono) And for those of you who don’t like television there’s David Coleman. (picture of him smiling) And of course there’11 be sport. But now for something completely different – sport.
(‘Grandstand’ signature tune starts and then abruptly cuts into the usual animated credit titles.)