Play It Cool

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Play It Cool: Episode 1

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From potty to pompous, fast-moving with characters galore.

From potty to pompous, fast-moving with characters galore. Starring Ian Carmichael, Joan Sims and Hugh Paddick. From July 1964.

Fast moving sketches and a plethora of comedy characters.

Written by Eric Merriman - best known for his work on numerous BBC series of Beyond Our Ken. 

Starring:

Ian Carmichael
Joan Sims 
Hugh Paddick. 

Films like Private's Progress and I'm All Right Jack helped make Ian Carmichael a major star of both British stage and screen. Play it Cool was his first radio comedy series promising a variety of potty and pompous situations. 

With music from:

Rosemary Squires
The Mike Sammes Singers
The Ken Thorne Orchestra 

Producer:  John Simmonds 

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1964.

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Comedy: Sketch

Ian Carmichael, Joan Sims and Hugh Paddick star in the fast-moving 60s sketch show.

Ian Carmichael, Joan Sims and Hugh Paddick star in Eric Merriman's fast-moving 1960s sketch show series.

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