Hark at Barker

Hark at Barker

Apr. 11, 1969
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Ronnie Barker isLord Rustless / Various Characters
Lord Rustless / Various Characters
Josephine Tewson isMildred Bates
Mildred Bates

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Hark at Barker is a 1969 British programme combining elements of sitcom and sketch show, which starred Ronnie Barker. It was made for the ITV network by LWT.

Each show began with a spoof news item read by Barker as a continuity announcer. He would then introduce the main part of the programme, a lecture to be given by Lord Rustless on a different topic each week from his stately home, Chrome Hall. Helped and hindered by Rustless’ secretary Bates, his Butler Badger, his bad-tempered Cook, his incoherent gardener Dithers and his buxom, near-mute maid Effie, these lectures invariably degenerated into farce, and were frequently interrupted by comic sketches on film or videotape which also starred Barker in various roles.

Barker reprised the role of Lord Rustless in the BBC series His Lordship Entertains, and played very similar characters in Futtock’s End and the Two Ronnies specials The Picnic and By the Sea.

Hark at Barker
Original title Hark at Barker
First air date Apr. 11, 1969
Last air date Aug. 21, 1970
Seasons 2
Episodes 15
Duration 30m

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