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'''''The Gnomes of Dulwich''''' was a British sitcom TV series that originally aired in 1969. Written by Jimmy Perry, the series starred Terry Scott, Hugh Lloyd, John Clive, Leon Thau, Anne de Vigier and Lynn Dalby as garden gnomes. | '''''The Gnomes of Dulwich''''' was a British sitcom TV series that originally aired in 1969.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070308085325/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/g/gnomesofdulwicht_1299001276.shtml</ref> Written by Jimmy Perry, the series starred Terry Scott, Hugh Lloyd, John Clive, Leon Thau, Anne de Vigier, and Lynn Dalby as garden gnomes. Was voted the "35th most wanted missing TV programme"<ref> [https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/3057/comedies_in_missing_shows_list/ Comedie's Crowd "Top 100 Missing TV Shows" list.] Retrieved 04 Apr '20</ref> | ||
==Premise== | ==Premise== | ||
Three stone gnomes come to life when darkness falls, living their own life. | Three stone gnomes come to life when darkness falls, living their own life. They would look at human behavior from their own perspective, discussing what is happening at home, while showing the same snobbish approach to their plastic neighbors. | ||
==Availability== | |||
The show was well received but it was not successful enough to warrant another season.<ref>Carpenter, Paul (2016). "Jimmy Perry OBE". Permission to Speak, Sir!.</ref> Little is known about this program because all of its 6 episodes have been lost. It is also difficult to just find pictures. | |||
== | The original tapes were wiped in the 1970s and only audio fragments of the first episode and scripts for all six episodes have been preserved in the present day. | ||
==Episodes== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
!Episode no. | |||
!First broadcast<ref>http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=d58aa949-08f3-4664-a5cf-400901057e76</ref> | |||
!Status | |||
|- | |||
|1 | |||
|12 May 1969 | |||
|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
|2 | |||
|19 May 1969 | |||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
|3 | |||
|26 May 1969 | |||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
|4 | |||
|2 June 1969 | |||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
|5 | |||
|9 June 1969 | |||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
|6 | |||
|16 June 1969 | |||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | === Audio === | ||
Gnomes of dulwich2.png | {{Video|perrow =1 | ||
Gnomes of dulwich3.png | |service1 =youtube | ||
Gnomes of dulwich4.png| | |id1 =nbn6lHx47SU | ||
|description1 =Only surviving fragment of entire series | |||
}} | |||
===Screenshots=== | |||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="175px"> | |||
Gnomes of dulwich2.png | |||
Gnomes of dulwich3.png | |||
Gnomes of Dulwich 5.jpg | |||
Gnomes of Dulwich 6.jpg | |||
Gnomes of Dulwich 7.jpg | |||
Gnomes of Dulwich 8.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Newspapers=== | |||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="175px"> | |||
Gnomes of dulwich4.png|Photo probably from a newspaper. | |||
Gnomes of Dulwich.png|A fragment of the newspaper about the creation of the program. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External | ==External Links== | ||
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gnomes_of_Dulwich | |||
*https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063903/ | |||
*http://www.curiousbritishtelly.co.uk/2018/08/the-gnomes-of-dulwich.html | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[ | [[Category:Lost TV|Gnomes of Dulwich]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Partially found media|Gnomes of Dulwich]] |
Latest revision as of 19:38, 31 July 2023
The Gnomes of Dulwich was a British sitcom TV series that originally aired in 1969.[1] Written by Jimmy Perry, the series starred Terry Scott, Hugh Lloyd, John Clive, Leon Thau, Anne de Vigier, and Lynn Dalby as garden gnomes. Was voted the "35th most wanted missing TV programme"[2]
Premise
Three stone gnomes come to life when darkness falls, living their own life. They would look at human behavior from their own perspective, discussing what is happening at home, while showing the same snobbish approach to their plastic neighbors.
Availability
The show was well received but it was not successful enough to warrant another season.[3] Little is known about this program because all of its 6 episodes have been lost. It is also difficult to just find pictures.
The original tapes were wiped in the 1970s and only audio fragments of the first episode and scripts for all six episodes have been preserved in the present day.
Episodes
Episode no. | First broadcast[4] | Status |
---|---|---|
1 | 12 May 1969 | Partially Found |
2 | 19 May 1969 | Lost |
3 | 26 May 1969 | Lost |
4 | 2 June 1969 | Lost |
5 | 9 June 1969 | Lost |
6 | 16 June 1969 | Lost |
Gallery
Audio
Screenshots
Newspapers
External Links
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gnomes_of_Dulwich
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063903/
- http://www.curiousbritishtelly.co.uk/2018/08/the-gnomes-of-dulwich.html
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070308085325/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/g/gnomesofdulwicht_1299001276.shtml
- ↑ Comedie's Crowd "Top 100 Missing TV Shows" list. Retrieved 04 Apr '20
- ↑ Carpenter, Paul (2016). "Jimmy Perry OBE". Permission to Speak, Sir!.
- ↑ http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=d58aa949-08f3-4664-a5cf-400901057e76