Last of the Baskets (1972) starring Arthur Lowe, Patricia Hayes, Ken Jones

Arthur Lowe stars in this long-forgotten sitcom. Factory worker Clifford Basket (Ken Jones) has inherited the title of Earl of Clogborough, the remaining estate of which is a rundown mansion at Little Clogborough-in-the-Marsh and a faithful servant Bodkin played by Arthur Lowe. Clifford and his mother (Patricia Hayes) move in and start life anew as members of the landed gentry.
This episode: "It's A Living" - The Earl has the right to appoint the local Vicar. Bodkin has his eye on the £2,000 a year that comes with the post, recommending his twin brother for the job. Arthur Lowe plays his character's own brother, just as he would do more famously in Dad's Army a few years later. Guest stars Roy Barraclough.
First broadcast January 3rd 1972.

[@samueldixon-fyle3041]

I wish they'd bring all these sitcoms back to mainstream television

[@MrDavey2010]

My cousin wrote this show but I’d never actually seen it!

[@capcompass9298]

No, my cousin-in-law's brother's auntie wrote it.

[@MrDavey2010]

@@capcompass9298 So your auntie was called John was she?

[@capcompass9298]

@@MrDavey2010 Oh Aunty John, I did love her so; her little ditties.

[@davelawday6609]

😄😂 absolutely brilliant..love Arthur Lowe... thank you 💞

[@marybarratt2649]

Ken Jones was one of my favourite comedic actors loved him in The Squirrels. Tku for uploading these gems.

[@stewartmcardle8149]

Eric Chapple's first scripted series....and I agree, Ken Jones, Alan David and Bernard Hepton were the perfect cast

[@Bartok_J]

My late Godmother was a great fan of this series that finished with the revelation " An Earl of Basket that was made in Hong Kong". Good to see an episode again after 50 years - some first rate actors making the best of a very "average" script. By the standards of 1970's ITV comedy, it's aged quite reasonably. ☺

[@Ste-pm3jr]

Could watch Arthur Lowe all day, an absolute master

[@jasonking6892]

Wonderful 👍🇬🇧

[@user-op6eu3tt9j]

Loved it more please ❤

[@jnuttso1]

Gosh you've come up trumps with this one it's good to see stuff like this that's not your everyday viewing plenty of famous people in it and Arthur Lowe playing his brother like in dads army great stuff
Thanks for sharing
😁👍

[@divaden47]

I really liked this. Don't recall having seen it before. I remember his brother in Dad's Army too! I think he was fond of the bottle!!

[@Bartok_J]

Though, unlike the BBC in Dad's Army, they didn't try to show Arthur Lowe acting against himself! That required both clever trick photography and good acting. ♥

[@zerotoleranceforsataniceli4794]

​@@Bartok_J
It was excellent !
And the brother was a more interesting character & so well-played.
Showed that A L was more capable as an actor than we had been shown.

[@carlesq.]

i enjoyed that,love coming across these treats,thanks for sharing

[@flashstudiosguy]

Another classic example of Arthur's ability to play two people in one scene

[@iqosuser2754]

Thanks soʻoooo much 😊😊😊

[@psla6595]

Not seen this before but much enjoyed thank you.

[@karlmoore7406]

Have you got the whole series mate?

[@nicholascecic1270]

I’ve been waiting to see an episode of this turn up online for ages so thank you so much for this! Any chance of any others being uploaded too?

[@iqosuser2754]

More please 🙏 😢 😭

[@phugoid]

Redfus reminded me of Potter, in which too that was his first name

[@capcompass9298]

Potter, BRILLIANT series!!!

[@petebear8212]

Thanks I love all this "Old Stuff." I haven't seen this for so long.

[@markbale5002]

yes always wanted to see this series. can you post them all ???

[@tango22ah]

Patricia Hayes an acquired taste ……what I never acquired

[@Harleytravels-m1t]

Not really suited to the role - her best work was as the char lady in Hancock and Men from the Ministry .

[@tomatenpaprika6323]

Reminds me of Dad´s Army episode with twin brother.

[@jamesclewer6142]

And Anthony Sharp almost says 'Stupid Boy' to his nephew !

[@user-ft5ud6ry8u]

Good comedy

[@janetsymonds1541]

Rev Smock married Bet Lynch of The Rovers in Corrie

[@briancooper562]

Mr Rumbold as the out going vicar? Also Arthur Lowe playing his brother as in a (later) episode of Dads Army.

[@kevinmothers904]

Mr Rumbold in Are you being served? was played by actor Nicholas Smith, the Rev Pilkinton-Smythe was played by Norman Scase.

[@IThinkYouLookLarvely]

I enjoyed that, and just read there's a couple of series. I don't remember repeats of this (I was born the year this episode was shown).

[@transporttimeagain3632]

Never heard of it

[@capcompass9298]

You hsve now.

[@TS-1267]

... Maybe some FATHER TED Prop's in there, Like that Couch

[@trixiepixie-sn6le]

More pretty please 🙏

[@zerotoleranceforsataniceli4794]

Have you by any chance got another episode hiding somewhere , pretty please ?😊

[@jonathanstempleton7864]

If a vicar is selected by the local lord, isn't that a rector?

[@gavinwatson6195]

Not necessarily. The right of patronage or advowson, could be with the local gentry, a religious charity, or the local Bishop among others. The ancient difference between Vicar or Rector lay with the right to receive tithes. Now there is no practical difference between the two.

[@p.stephens9305]

@@gavinwatson6195 Religious charity, you mean like a second-hand shop?

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

6:35 A shadow moves outside the door.

[@fahrbloosky]

if u cld bung the whole series i wld deffo sbscribe👍

[@steveconn1375]

Ken Jones the Wackers and Ives in porridge . And I recall he was in Jesus of Nazareth great cast .

[@carlnapp4412]

Not to forget him as Mr Norris in "Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective" with Bernard Cribbins.

[@jonathanboyle4430]

Or in the Alan Bleasdale film, No Surrender or The Squirrels.

[@paulnolan1352]

Ken played the Headmaster in the film Melody.

[@johnlawrence2757]

Er…. Yes.

[@GPwild]

The days when ITV could make a comedy and failed since.

[@TheWacoKid1963]

6:35 sack whoever caused that moving shadow

[@DDandrums]

A bit harsh

[@Bartok_J]

Yes, but they didn't have VCRs with pause buttons in those days!

[@p.stephens9305]

Oo-errr

[@chrispaw1]

Load of old shit that was.

[@ysthafellgynghori8423]

Your idea of great comedy must be Jimmy Carr cracking jokes about the Holocaust.

[@mavisemberson8737]

@@ysthafellgynghori8423 Just a Troll ,they count the clicks . Numbskulls!

[@carlnapp4412]

@@ysthafellgynghori8423
Some don't detect finesse.

[@capcompass9298]

@@ysthafellgynghori8423 Yep.