As Good Cooks Go

As Good Cooks Go
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Tessie O'Shea Frank Williams Robert Dorning
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	5 May 1969 – 25 February 1970

As Good Cooks Go was a black-and-white British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1969 to 1970. Written by John Warren and John Singer, it starred Tessie O'Shea and Frank Williams.

Cast

• Tessie O'Shea – Blodwen O'Reilly
• Robert Dorning – Mr Bullock (pilot)
• Frank Williams – Mr Bullock (series)

Plot

Blodwen O'Reilly is a cook who works in many different establishments. She turns a transport café into a quality restaurant, works in an Army canteen and prepares meals in an old people's home.

Episodes

Pilot (1969)

• Pilot (5 May 1969) (part of Comedy Playhouse)

Series One (1970)

1. Episode One (28 January 1970)
2. Episode Two (4 February 1970)
3. Episode Three (11 February 1970)
4. Episode Four (18 February 1970)
5. Episode Five (25 February 1970)

A sixth episode of the first series was planned for 4 March 1970, but this was cancelled due to the show's lack of popularity with the public. As was typical BBC practice of the time, all of the episodes were later wiped, and none exist in the archives as of 2015.

References

• As Good Cooks Go at BBC Online
• Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003

External links

• As Good Cooks Go at the Internet Movie Database