I called back and contracted with UA for six or seven weeks. RICHARD LESTER: Johnny Speight was my first choice for writer, but he had other commitments. I’d worked with Alun Owen before ...

And the biggest thanks of all to those brilliant writers, Johnny Speight and Galton and Simpson, who are considered comedy royalty for very good reason. Only a fragment of Eric and Ernie’s first ...

Long-running lunchtime variety series broadcast live from workplaces across Britain. Largely forgotten but hugely popular, long-running sketch show starring Arthur Haynes with support from Nicholas ...

Not that he’s a stranger to more public controversy. He starred in he Johnny Speight-scripted sitcom Curry And Chips opposite a ‘browned-up’ Spike Milligan, but the book makes little mention of the ...

In front of a celebrity audience Johnny Speight's bigoted comic creation Alf Garnett (played by Warren Mitchell) vents his spleen on all manner of sensitive subjects. He makes political ...

Playwrights featured over the years included Dennis Potter, David Mercer, Nell Dunn, Simon Raven, Johnny Speight and Harold Pinter (the latter as actor). The series lasted until 1970, when it ...

This episode was written by Spike Milligan, based on an idea by Johnny Speight. This episode no longer exists in the archives. It is missing, believed wiped.

This episode was written by Eric Sykes, based on an idea by Johnny Speight. This episode no longer exists in the archives. It is missing, believed wiped.

This episode was written by John Antrobus, based on an idea by Johnny Speight. This episode no longer exists in the archives. It is missing, believed wiped.

Credit: Carla Speight / Medios y Media/Getty Images Steve Cradock’s ... It was kind of a beautiful afternoon, where even ...