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Three of a Kind (1967 TV series)

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Three of a Kind is a British comedy sketch and music television show starring Mike Yarwood, Ray Fell and Lulu.[1][2] Two series were shown by the BBC during 1967.[1][2]

Although successful, Yarwood turned down a third series as he hoped to follow Lulu in getting a series of his own. He went on to become one of the biggest stars of the 1970s.[1]

Lulu said in her autobiography that she enjoyed working on the show, but wasn't comfortable with comedy.[3]

Episodes

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Three Of A Kind

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Produced by John Ammonds.

Series 1: Broadcast Mondays on BBC2 at 8:05pm.

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Series
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Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate
11"Episode 1"John AmmondsAustin Steele, Brad Ashton & Julius Emmanuel12 June 1967 (1967-06-12)
The first of a new series starring Lulu, Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood with the Go-Jos.
22"Episode 2"David BellAustin Steele, Brad Ashton, Peter Robinson & Neil Shand19 June 1967 (1967-06-19)
Starring Lulu, Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood with the Go-Jos.
33"Episode 3"John AmmondsAustin Steele, Brad Ashton, Peter Robinson & Neil Shand26 June 1967 (1967-06-26)
Starring Lulu, Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood with the Go-Jos and Guest Star Stratford Johns.
44"Episode 4"John AmmondsAustin Steele, Brad Ashton & Neil Shand3 July 1967 (1967-07-03)
Starring Lulu, Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood with the Go-Jos.
55"Episode 5"John AmmondsAustin Steele, Brad Ashton & Neil Shand10 July 1967 (1967-07-10)
Starring Lulu, Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood with the Go-Jos.
66"Episode 6"John AmmondsAustin Steele, Brad Ashton & Neil Shand17 July 1967 (1967-07-17)
Starring Lulu, Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood with the Go-Jos.

Series 2: Broadcast Mondays on BBC2 at 8:05pm

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Series
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Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate
71"Episode 1"Sydney LotterbyAustin Steele, Brad Ashton, Barry Knowles, Les Lilley & Neil Shand30 October 1967 (1967-10-30)
The first of a new series starring Lulu, Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood with Malcolm Clare, Audrey Bayley, Alix Kirsta, Frances Pidgeon & Christine Pockett.
82"Episode 2"Sydney LotterbyAustin Steele, Brad Ashton, Dan Douglass, Barry Knowles, Les Lilley & Neil Shand8 November 1967 (1967-11-08)
Starring Lulu, Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood with Malcolm Clare, Audrey Bayley, Alix Kirsta, Frances Pidgeon & Christine Pockett.
93"Episode 3"Sydney LotterbyBarry Knowles, Brad Ashton, Peter Robinson & Les Lilley13 November 1967 (1967-11-13)
Starring Lulu, Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood with Malcolm Clare, Audrey Bayley, Alix Kirsta, Frances Pidgeon & Christine Pockett.
104"Episode 4"Sydney LotterbyDan Douglas, Brad Ashton, Barry Knowles & Les Lilley20 November 1967 (1967-11-20)
Starring Lulu, Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood with Malcolm Clare, Audrey Bayley, Alix Kirsta, Frances Pidgeon & Christine Pockett.
115"Episode 5"Sydney LotterbyBrad Ashton, Don Douglas, Joe Steeples & Peter Robinson27 November 1967 (1967-11-27)
Starring Lulu, Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood with Malcolm Clare, Audrey Bayley, Alix Kirsta, Frances Pidgeon & Christine Pockett.

Archive Status

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All 11 episodes are currently missing from the archives. No material is known to exist.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Yarwood, Mike (1941-)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019. Yarwood was British television's first truly successful impressionist [and] one of the biggest stars of the 1970s. [..] His first series, Three of a Kind (BBC, 1967), teamed him with comedian Ray Fell and singer Lulu in a mixture of song and sketch. Despite two successful series, Yarwood turned down a third, as Lulu had by now progressed to her own series and he hoped for the same.
  2. ^ a b "Front cover". Radio Times. 10 June 1967. p. 1. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019. Mike Yarwood, Lulu and Ray Fell are the stars of Monday's new BBC-2 series 3 of a Kind
  3. ^ Lulu (17 February 2011). Lulu: I Don't Want To Fight. Hachette UK. ISBN 9780748128051. Retrieved 7 June 2019. My first TV series was Three of a Kind, starring Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood [..] The format was mainly comedy sketches and I often played the straight woman [..] Although I enjoyed working on the show, I wasn't entirely comfortable doing comedy [..] [The BBC] encouraged me to do more comedy, but I much preferred to sing.
  4. ^ https://www.tvbrain.info/tv-archive?showname=three+of+a+kind&type=lostshow