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That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, was a satirical television comedy programme that aired on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced, and directed by Ned Sherrin and Jack (aka John) Duncan, and presented by David Frost.
That Was the Week That Was: With David Frost, Millicent Martin, William Rushton, Roy Kinnear. Satirical sketch show. The first such show in the UK. It ran for two seasons before being pulled just before the 1964 general election.
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S1.E0 ∙ Pilot Show. Mon, Jan 1, 1962. That Was the Week That Was, was a weekly TV series with a modernistic satirical spin on the previous week's news events. Host David Frost, together with a supporting cast of commentators, brought to the nation a trendy humorous look at the national and international goings-on in the world.
That Was the Week That Was (abbreviated to TW3) was a satirical television comedy programme shown on BBC television between 24 November 1962 and 28 December 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin, and presented by David Frost.
Aug 8, 2016 · That Was The Week That Was was a ground-breaking satire which ran on BBC One from 1962-1963 and lampooned the Establishment and turned unknowns (David Frost, Millicent Martin, Roy Kinnear, Lance Percival, William Rushton) into household names. Appearance? Bright-eyed and fresh-faced black-and-white satire show. Pedigree? Produced by Ned Sherrin.
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Devised by former Tonight men, including Donald Baverstock, Ned Sherrin, Alasdair Milne and Antony Jay, That Was The Week That Was (or TW3 as it became known) reflected the new permissive image of the BBC under Director-General Sir Hugh Carleton Greene.
S1. E0. All episodes. Cast & crew. IMDbPro. All topics. Pilot Show. Episode aired Jan 1, 1962. YOUR RATING. Rate. Comedy. That Was the Week That Was, was a weekly TV series with a modernistic satirical spin on the previous week's news events.
