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sugar-glass window, only to emerge from a door and belt out his catchphrase, "Hello, my darlings!" However, a team of carpenters, unaware that the bookcase was to be fragile, nailed it down and made it too solid for Drake to pass through clearly. When Drake was pulled through the bookcase, he was knocked unconscious. The two actors who were with Drake, unaware of his condition, then, with visible difficulty, threw him out of the window, where he hit his head upon a weight. The episode went off the air when the crew realised what had happened. The unmade second and third episodes of that series were due to be called "Of Mouse and Man" and "French with Tears". Due to the policies of the time, the entire first series is missing and presumed lost. The first, third and sixth episodes of the second series are also missing.
463:. Written by Drake and Lew Schwarz and produced by Colin Clewes, the six episodes aired from 28 September to 2 November 1963. Each episode was 35 minutes in duration and broadcast on Saturdays, mostly at 8.25pm. The show was one of the most expensive comedies of its time and featured pre-filmed and edited sketches. Each episode featured other actors, including
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A few months after his accident, Charlie Drake announced his retirement whilst accepting the TV Comedian of the Year award. Two years later, however, he returned with an ITV sketch show, again called
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British comedy programmes that aired from 1958 to 1968. Starring comedian Charlie Drake, two of the programmes aired on ITV and two on the BBC.
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