2
Seasons

14
Episodes

End of Part One (1979)

Name: End of Part One
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1979-04-15

30m

Running Time

2
Seasons

14
Episodes

Plot.

End of Part One was a British television comedy sketch show written by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall, it was made by London Weekend Television. It ran for two series on ITV, from 1979 to 1980 and was an attempt at a TV version of The Burkiss Way. The first series concerned the lives of Norman and Vera Straightman, who had their lives interrupted by various television personalities of the day. The second series was mainly a straight succession of parodies of TV shows of the time, including Larry Grayson's Generation Game and Nationwide.

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Cast & Crew.

Denise Coffey

Vera Straightman

Andrew Marshall

Creator

Sue Holderness

Various characters / Esther Rantzen / Miss Bitpart

David Renwick

Creator

Tony Aitken

Norman Straightman

Humphrey Barclay

Producer

Dudley Stevens

Various Characters / General Custer / Jim Mabel

David Simeon

Various Characters / Gas man / Les Miserables

Details.

Release Date
April 15, 1979

Status
Ended

Seasons
2

Episodes
14

Running Time
30m

Genres
Comedy

Last updated: 2023-11-19

This TV Show Is About.

Scripted

Wiki.

End of Part One is a British television comedy sketch show written by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall; it was made by London Weekend Television. It ran for two series on ITV, from 1979 to 1980 and was an attempt at a TV version of The Burkiss Way. The first series concerned the lives of Norman and Vera Straightman, who had their lives interrupted by various television personalities of the day. The second series was mainly a straight succession of parodies of TV shows of the time, including Larry Grayson's Generation Game and Nationwide. After being absent for the entire season, Norman and Vera make a surprise reappearance at the end of the final episode.