Sykes and A...

TV Series
1960–19651960–1965
30m

Sykes and A - follows the life and times of an immature, often clumsy twin brother and sister as they deal with their eccentric life's.Sykes and A - follows the life and times of an immature, often clumsy twin brother and sister as they deal with their eccentric life's.Sykes and A - follows the life and times of an immature, often clumsy twin brother and sister as they deal with their eccentric life's.

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9 seasons

6 years

Eric Sykes

Eric Sykesas Eric Sykes

59 episodes59 eps • 1960–1965

Hattie Jacques

Hattie Sykesas Hattie Sykes…

59 episodes59 eps • 1960–1965

Richard Wattis

Mr. Charles Brownas Mr. Charles Brown

17 episodes17 eps • 1960–1961

Deryck Guyler

PC Wilfred 'Corky' Turnbullas PC Wilfred 'Corky' Turnbull…

8 episodes8 eps • 1960–1964

Arthur Mullard 8 episodes8 eps • 1960–1964

Evelyn Lund 6 episodes6 eps • 1960–1964

Eric Phillips 6 episodes6 eps • 1961–1963

Howard Douglas 6 episodes6 eps • 1963–1965

Hugh Lloyd 5 episodes5 eps • 1960–1962

Stuart Saunders 5 episodes5 eps • 1961–1965

Charlie Bird 5 episodes5 eps • 1961–1963

Alec Bregonzi 4 episodes4 eps • 1960–1964

Keith Smith

Mr. Jonesas Mr. Jones

4 episodes4 eps • 1960–1963

Annie Leake 4 episodes4 eps • 1961–1964

Barney Gilbraith 4 episodes4 eps • 1963–1965

Ray Browne 4 episodes4 eps • 1963–1964

Felix Bowness 4 episodes4 eps • 1964–1965

Bill Treacher 4 episodes4 eps • 1964–1965

Sykes and A - follows the life and times of an immature, often clumsy twin brother and sister as they deal with their eccentric life's.

partially lost tv series character name in title

Genres
- Comedy
- Family
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Out of the 59 episodes, 34 are missing presumed wiped (meaning they no longer exist). The 1962 Christmas short is also presumed wiped.

Connections
Featured in A Christmas Night with the Stars: Episode dated 25 December 1962 (1962)

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9/10

Sykes and a Bus - Brilliant

OK, so I set your expectations too high and you won't agree with me. But I came in to this episode with no expectations at all and this was just brilliant. The basis of 'Sykes and a Bus' is that Eric is the driver and Hattie (his sister, of course) is the 'clippie' on a pre-Routemaster London Bus (the #136, as it happens). They aren't very good at it, and of course their unconventionality makes them a tremendous success and gets up the nose of... well the plots are all pretty much the all the same aren't they. It's the way the writers (Spike Milligan amongst others) set up the jokes and keep you guessing and smiling that is just art at work, a pure pleasure to watch. Hattie looks so young here (Hmm, Eric doesn't, but he must have been 40 I suppose, geez he's still in films at 80 though), and they both act so naturally in their parts, totally relaxed. Anyway - brilliant. Thanks BBC 4 for rolling out your archive!

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