The Losers (TV series)

The Losers
GenreSitcom
StarringLeonard Rossiter
Alfred Molina
Joe Gladwin
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyATV
Original release
NetworkITV
Release12 November (1978-11-12) –
17 December 1978 (1978-12-17)
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The Losers is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1978. Written by Alan Coren,[1] it stars Leonard Rossiter and Alfred Molina. The Losers was made for ITV by ATV and was produced and directed by Joe McGrath.[2]

In The Losers, Rossiter plays Sydney Foskett, a wrestling promoter who discovers a young new wrestler called "The Butcher", played by Molina, who Foskett ensures loses to get the public's love.

  1. ^ "Obituary - Alan Coren". The Times. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2015. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Lewishohn, Mark (2003). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. London: BBC Worldwide. ISBN 0-563-48755-0.