The South Bank Show: Season 28, Episode 23

Eric Sykes

Melvyn Bragg talks to Eric Sykes about his remarkable career, which started in the 1940s when he began writing for Frankie Howerd in the hit radio show Variety Band Box, and how he evolved from being a top comedy writer to one of Britain's best loved performers who continues to appear on stage, TV and cinema.

Writing:
  • Melvyn Bragg

Stars:
Release Date: 1978-01-14
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
TMDb: 5.0/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 60

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