Tell It to the Marines (TV series)

This article is about the TV series. For the phrase, see Tell It to the Marines. For the film, see Tell It to the Marines (film).
Tell It to the Marines
Genre Sitcom
Created by Ted Willis
Written by Eric Paice
Malcolm A Hulke
Dick Vosburgh
Brad Ashton
Starring Alan White
Ronald Hines
Ian MacNaughton
Jack Allen
Henry McGee
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 30
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Associated-Rediffusion
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format Black-and-white
Original release 23 September 1959 – 13 April 1960

Tell It to the Marines was a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1959 to 1960. The series was based on the rivalry between the Marines and the Royal Navy. The series no longer exists.

Background

Jack Hylton, who had an exclusive contract to provide Associated-Rediffusion's entertainment programmes, was keen to mirror the success of Granada's sitcom The Army Game. Tell It to the Marines was created by Ted Willis, who had created the police drama Dixon of Dock Green, and the theme music by jazz musician Chris Barber. The series was not a success.[1] Of the 30 episodes, Milo Lewis directed 29 and Tig Roe one.[1]

Cast

Plot

The series is based on the rivalry at both officer and lower ranks level between the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines when the latter are billeted with the former.[1][2]

Episodes

Tell It to the Marines aired every week from September 1959 to April 1960 on Wednesdays, mostly at 7.00pm.[1] Due to the archival policies of the time, all 30 episodes have been wiped and none are known to survive.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lewishohn, Mark (2003). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. London: BBC Worldwide. ISBN 0-563-48755-0.
  2. ↑ "fandango.com". fandango.com. 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "LostShows.com". LostShows.com. 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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