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You Must Be Joking!

  • TV Series
  • 1974–1976
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
18
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Children's comedy series. A wry, energetic and irreverent comedy show of a kind never previously seen on TV at the time.Children's comedy series. A wry, energetic and irreverent comedy show of a kind never previously seen on TV at the time.Children's comedy series. A wry, energetic and irreverent comedy show of a kind never previously seen on TV at the time.

  • Stars
    • Ray Burdis
    • John Blundell
    • Jim Bowen
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    18
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    • Stars
      • Ray Burdis
      • John Blundell
      • Jim Bowen
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Ray Burdis
    Ray Burdis
    • Bruce Forsyth
    John Blundell
    John Blundell
    Jim Bowen
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    Elvis Payne
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    Pauline Quirke
    Pauline Quirke
    Mike Holoway
    Mike Holoway
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    Bill Rice
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    Linda Robson
    Phil Daniels
    Phil Daniels
    Beverley Martin
    Kay Humblestone
    Sylvestra Le Touzel
    Sylvestra Le Touzel
    Kate Saunders
    Davidson Knight
    Mary Whitehouse
    Mary Whitehouse
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    Brian Jones
    • Self - Singer-songwriter
    Christopher Leonard
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    • Trivia
      One of the first precursors to You Can't Do That on Television (1979).
    • Connections
      Featured in Minty Comedic Arts: 10 Things You Didn't Know About You Can't Do That on Television (2023)

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    • Release date
      • May 31, 1974 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Thames Television
      • Members of the Anna Scher Theatre
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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