Those lovely people at Network Distributing will soon be releasing Sykes: The Complete Series on DVD! The set will be available from 26 June and it will contain every episode from the 1970s BBC relaunch of this wonderful comedy series.
Starring Eric Sykes (The Others, Harry Potter) and Hattie Jacques (Carry On
films) as twins living and ever so slightly surreal life in this BBC
comedy series. Eric and Hattie annoy their snobbish neighbor Mr Brown
(Richard Wattis) and aggravate the local PC Cork Turnbull (Deryck
Guyler) and generally make a nuisance of themselves in this long running
BBC sitcom which aired between 1972 – 1979 and followed Sykes and
Jacques previous collaborations Sykes and a… (1960-1965) and Sykes and a Big, Big Show.
Showcasing Eric's whimsical, slightly anarchic sense of humour, Sykes saw Eric playing an alternate version of himself - just one step removed from normality! Sharing a house with his twin sister Hat, Eric has to suffer the slings and arrows of everyday life, something he invariably does with bad grace and obstinacy. With snobbish neighbour Mr Brown and nosey local PC "Corky" Turnbull always on hand to help turn a drama into a crisis, it's no wonder Eric spends half his time fantasising and the other half coping with catastrophe!
The series features appearances from a whole host of British comedy talent including Peter Sellers, Joan Sims, Roy Kinnear, John Le Mesurier, Bernard Bresslaw, Joan Hickson and Bill Pertwee.
Now, for the first time this new DVD set contains all seven series, 68 episodes in total.
You can find out more here: www.networkonair.com
I have just taken delivery of the DVD set and will be blogging a review of the series soon, so watch out for that!
With thanks to Tom at Blue Dolphin PR. For now I'll leave you with the wonderful intro from the series...
With thanks to Tom at Blue Dolphin PR. For now I'll leave you with the wonderful intro from the series...
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