The World of Beachcomber

The World of Beachcomber was a surreal television comedy show produced by the BBC, inspired by the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express newspaper. The show, like the column, consisted of a series of unrelated pieces of humour. Links between the items were provided by Spike Milligan, dressed in a smoking jacket and cap, as in the cartoon logo above the newspaper column. The other actors were a Who's Who of British comedy of the time, encompassing almost every supporting player seen or heard in comedy, not excluding people of diminutive stature.

• Release date
• January 22, 1968
• Runtime
• 30 min
• TMDB score
• 9

Cast

Spike Milligan Various Roles Frank Thornton Various Roles

L

Leon Thau Various Roles

J

Julian Orchard Various Roles Ann Lancaster Various Roles

P

Paul McDowell Various Roles

T

Thelma Taylor Various Roles

B

Bernard Jamieson Various Roles