Last of the Baskets (1972) starring Arthur Lowe, Patricia Hayes, Ken Jones

Arthur Lowe stars in this long-forgotten sitcom. Factory worker Clifford Basket (Ken Jones) has inherited the title of Earl of Clogborough, the remaining estate of which is a rundown mansion at Little Clogborough-in-the-Marsh and a faithful servant Bodkin played by Arthur Lowe. Clifford and his mother (Patricia Hayes) move in and start life anew as members of the landed gentry.
This episode: "It's A Living" - The Earl has the right to appoint the local Vicar. Bodkin has his eye on the £2,000 a year that comes with the post, recommending his twin brother for the job. Arthur Lowe plays his character's own brother, just as he would do more famously in Dad's Army a few years later. Guest stars Roy Barraclough.
First broadcast January 3rd 1972.

Пікірлер: 46

  • @samueldixon-fyle3041
    @samueldixon-fyle304111 күн бұрын

    I wish they'd bring all these sitcoms back to mainstream television

  • @MrDavey2010
    @MrDavey201013 күн бұрын

    My cousin wrote this show but I’d never actually seen it!

  • @marybarratt2649
    @marybarratt26498 күн бұрын

    Ken Jones was one of my favourite comedic actors loved him in The Squirrels. Tku for uploading these gems.

  • @jasonking6892
    @jasonking689213 күн бұрын

    Wonderful 👍🇬🇧

  • @Bartok_J
    @Bartok_J2 күн бұрын

    My late Godmother was a great fan of this series that finished with the revelation " An Earl of Basket that was made in Hong Kong". Good to see an episode again after 50 years - some first rate actors making the best of a very "average" script. By the standards of 1970's ITV comedy, it's aged quite reasonably. ☺

  • @davelawday6609
    @davelawday660913 күн бұрын

    😄😂 absolutely brilliant..love Arthur Lowe... thank you 💞

  • @user-op6eu3tt9j
    @user-op6eu3tt9j14 күн бұрын

    Loved it more please ❤

  • @carlesq.
    @carlesq.14 күн бұрын

    i enjoyed that,love coming across these treats,thanks for sharing

  • @karlmoore7406
    @karlmoore740614 күн бұрын

    Have you got the whole series mate?

  • @psla6595
    @psla659513 күн бұрын

    Not seen this before but much enjoyed thank you.

  • @nicholascecic1270
    @nicholascecic127013 күн бұрын

    I’ve been waiting to see an episode of this turn up online for ages so thank you so much for this! Any chance of any others being uploaded too?

  • @jnuttso1
    @jnuttso114 күн бұрын

    Gosh you've come up trumps with this one it's good to see stuff like this that's not your everyday viewing plenty of famous people in it and Arthur Lowe playing his brother like in dads army great stuff Thanks for sharing 😁👍

  • @divaden47

    @divaden47

    3 күн бұрын

    I really liked this. Don't recall having seen it before. I remember his brother in Dad's Army too! I think he was fond of the bottle!!

  • @Bartok_J

    @Bartok_J

    2 күн бұрын

    Though, unlike the BBC in Dad's Army, they didn't try to show Arthur Lowe acting against himself! That required both clever trick photography and good acting. ♥

  • @phugoid
    @phugoid14 күн бұрын

    Redfus reminded me of Potter, in which too that was his first name

  • @markbale5002
    @markbale500214 күн бұрын

    yes always wanted to see this series. can you post them all ???

  • @tango22ah
    @tango22ah11 күн бұрын

    Patricia Hayes an acquired taste ……what I never acquired

  • @Harleytravels-m1t

    @Harleytravels-m1t

    9 күн бұрын

    Not really suited to the role - her best work was as the char lady in Hancock and Men from the Ministry .

  • @briancooper562
    @briancooper56212 күн бұрын

    Mr Rumbold as the out going vicar? Also Arthur Lowe playing his brother as in a (later) episode of Dads Army.

  • @user-ft5ud6ry8u
    @user-ft5ud6ry8u14 күн бұрын

    Good comedy

  • @IThinkYouLookLarvely
    @IThinkYouLookLarvelyКүн бұрын

    I enjoyed that, and just read there's a couple of series. I don't remember repeats of this (I was born the year this episode was shown).

  • @janetsymonds1541
    @janetsymonds154114 күн бұрын

    Rev Smock married Bet Lynch of The Rovers in Corrie

  • @tomatenpaprika6323
    @tomatenpaprika632314 күн бұрын

    Reminds me of Dad´s Army episode with twin brother.

  • @jamesclewer6142

    @jamesclewer6142

    14 күн бұрын

    And Anthony Sharp almost says 'Stupid Boy' to his nephew !

  • @transporttimeagain3632
    @transporttimeagain363214 күн бұрын

    Never heard of it

  • @TS-1267
    @TS-126713 күн бұрын

    ... Maybe some FATHER TED Prop's in there, Like that Couch

  • @trixiepixie-sn6le
    @trixiepixie-sn6le14 күн бұрын

    More pretty please 🙏

  • @johnlawrence2757
    @johnlawrence27579 күн бұрын

    Er…. Yes.

  • @jonathanstempleton7864
    @jonathanstempleton786414 күн бұрын

    If a vicar is selected by the local lord, isn't that a rector?

  • @gavinwatson6195

    @gavinwatson6195

    14 күн бұрын

    Not necessarily. The right of patronage or advowson, could be with the local gentry, a religious charity, or the local Bishop among others. The ancient difference between Vicar or Rector lay with the right to receive tithes. Now there is no practical difference between the two.

  • @p.stephens9305

    @p.stephens9305

    13 күн бұрын

    @@gavinwatson6195 Religious charity, you mean like a second-hand shop?

  • @fahrbloosky
    @fahrbloosky14 күн бұрын

    if u cld bung the whole series i wld deffo sbscribe👍

  • @steveconn1375
    @steveconn137514 күн бұрын

    Ken Jones the Wackers and Ives in porridge . And I recall he was in Jesus of Nazareth great cast .

  • @carlnapp4412

    @carlnapp4412

    14 күн бұрын

    Not to forget him as Mr Norris in "Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective" with Bernard Cribbins.

  • @jonathanboyle4430

    @jonathanboyle4430

    14 күн бұрын

    Or in the Alan Bleasdale film, No Surrender or The Squirrels.

  • @davidsmith5523

    @davidsmith5523

    14 күн бұрын

    Squirrels.

  • @paulnolan1352

    @paulnolan1352

    11 күн бұрын

    Ken played the Headmaster in the film Melody.

  • @p.stephens9305
    @p.stephens930513 күн бұрын

    Oo-errr

  • @TheWacoKid1963
    @TheWacoKid196314 күн бұрын

    6:35 sack whoever caused that moving shadow

  • @DDandrums

    @DDandrums

    14 күн бұрын

    A bit harsh

  • @Bartok_J

    @Bartok_J

    2 күн бұрын

    Yes, but they didn't have VCRs with pause buttons in those days!

  • @chrispaw1
    @chrispaw114 күн бұрын

    Load of old shit that was.

  • @ysthafellgynghori8423

    @ysthafellgynghori8423

    12 күн бұрын

    Your idea of great comedy must be Jimmy Carr cracking jokes about the Holocaust.

  • @mavisemberson8737

    @mavisemberson8737

    11 күн бұрын

    @@ysthafellgynghori8423 Just a Troll ,they count the clicks . Numbskulls!

  • @carlnapp4412

    @carlnapp4412

    7 күн бұрын

    @@ysthafellgynghori8423 Some don't detect finesse.