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Dawn and Jennifer's Comedy Zone

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

With Jennifer Saunders having had her turn last week, Dawn French has her chance to select episodes from her all-time favourite comedy series. French chooses episodes from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's classic British comedy "Dad's Army" and the popular US comedy series "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". See today's choices. Producer/Director Gareth Carrivick
(Stereo)

9.00 Dad's Army: Menace from the Deep
The Home Guard heroes are very nearly blown to kingdom come. Featuring the voice of Bud Flanagan.
Written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft
Producer David Croft

9.30 The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Chuckles Bites the Dust
Popular American sitcom starring Mary Tyler Moore as a carefree single woman working as a producer of a local television news programme.
Chuckles the TV clown is killed by an elephant while dressed as a giant peanut. Everyone is highly amused, except Mary.

Contributors

Presenter ("Dawn and Jennifer's Comedy Zone"):
Jennifer Saunders
Presenter ("Dawn and Jennifer's Comedy Zone"):
Dawn French
Producer/Director ("Dawn and Jennifer's Comedy Zone"):
Gareth Carrivick
Writer ("Dad's Army"):
Jimmy Perry
Writer ("Dad's Army"):
David Croft
Producer ("Dad's Army"):
David Croft
Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sargeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Chief warden:
Bill Pertwee
Second warden:
Stuart Sherwin
First sailor:
Bill Treacher
Second sailor:
Larry Martyn
("The:
Mary Tyler Moore Show")
Mary Richards:
Mary Tyler Moore
Lou Grant:
Edward Asner
Murray Slaughter:
Gavin MacLeod
Ted Baxter:
Ted Knight
Georgette Franklin:
Georgia Engel
Sue Ann Nivens:
Betty White
Reverend Bums:
John Harkins
Source: Radio Times

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