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The Frankie Howerd Show
The Frankie Howerd Show was a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1976. Howerd was an established British comic who was placed in a Canadian setting for this series.
Premise.
Originally titled "Oooh, Canada", Frankie Howerd starred as a Briton living in Toronto who attempted to find work in Canada. He lived in a decrepit Toronto rooming house operated by landlady Mrs. Otterby (Ruth Springford) and her son (Gary Files). Other regular characters were Wally Wheeler
best to upstage him. Howerd ends the show with some songs accompanied on the piano by Sunny Rogers. The show was produced by Cecil Korer and Derek Clark. It was transmitted in January 1987.
The show's working title was 'Let's Be Frank!'
DVD release.
Superfrank! is available on DVD as part of the two-disc Network DVD release "Oh, Please Yourselves - Frankie Howerd at ITV".
External links.
- Frankie on the telly
- screenonline: "