Sykes (TV series)
British TV sitcom (1972–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sykes is a British sitcom that aired on BBC 1 from 1972 to 1979. Starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques, it was written by Sykes, who had previously starred with Jacques in Sykes and a... (1960–1965) and Sykes and a Big, Big Show (1971).[1] Forty-three of the 1970s colour episodes were remakes of scripts for the 1960s black and white series, such as "Bus" based on "Sykes and a Following" from 1964 and the episode "Stranger" with Peter Sellers based on "Sykes and a Stranger" from 1961.
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Starring | |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 7 |
No. of episodes | 68 |
Production | |
Producer | Roger Race |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | BBC |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 14 September 1972 (1972-09-14) – 16 November 1979 (1979-11-16) |
Related | |
Sykes and a... |
Sykes had the same premise as Sykes and a... with Sykes, Jacques, Richard Wattis and Deryck Guyler reprising their former identical roles. The series was brought to an end by the death of Hattie Jacques of a heart attack on 6 October 1980.[1]