Seven of One

S01E06: One Man's Meat

Alan Joyce is a fat,greedy man whose wife devises a plan to keep him off food for a day. She goes out and takes not only all the food from the house but Alan's clothes.

Overview

Seven of One was a British comedy series that aired on BBC2 in 1973. Starring Ronnie Barker, 7 of One is a series of seven separate comedies that would serve as possible pilots for sitcoms. Originally it was to be called Six of One, which Barker planned to follow up with another series called Half Dozen of the Other. This was a BBC version of a similar showcase for LWT called Six Dates with Barker created in 1971.

Episodes

Open All Hours

S01E01 Open All Hours

March 25, 1973 30 min
Arkwright, a miserly North-country shopkeeper and his put-upon nephew Granville.
Prisoner and Escort

S01E02 Prisoner and Escort

April 1, 1973 30 min
Norman Stanley Fletcher, a career criminal and his escorts — soft-hearted Mr Barrowclough (Brian Wilde) and authoritarian Mr Mackay (Fulton Mackay) going up to prison.
My Old Man

S01E03 My Old Man

April 8, 1973 30 min
Sam Cobbett is a cantankerous,retired railwayman whose house is demolished by the council,forcing him to live in a tower block with his daughter Doris and her husband,whom he sees as posh and with whom there...
Spanner's Eleven

S01E04 Spanner's Eleven

April 15, 1973 30 min
The tale of ailing football team Ashfield Athletic and its trainer, local cabbie/hot-dog salesman/chauffeur Norman Spanner.
Another Fine Mess

S01E05 Another Fine Mess

April 22, 1973 30 min
Ronnie Barker and Roy Castle as two Laurel and Hardy impersonators who become their characters as an evening's farcical events escalate around them.
One Man's Meat

S01E06 One Man's Meat

April 29, 1973 30 min
Alan Joyce is a fat,greedy man whose wife devises a plan to keep him off food for a day. She goes out and takes not only all the food from the house but Alan's clothes.
I'll Fly You for a Quid

S01E07 I'll Fly You for a Quid

May 6, 1973 30 min
A Welsh family, the Owens, who bet on absolutely everything and anything, discover that their grandfather backed a winner on the day he died — but where is the betting slip? This pilot gave Ronnie...

Cast

Ronnie Barker
Ronnie Barker

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