| The Stanley Baxter Picture Show | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Ken Hoare Eric Merriman Stanley Baxter |
| Directed by | David Bell |
| Starring | Stanley Baxter |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 + 3 specials |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | David Bell |
| Production company | London Weekend Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 2 October 1972 – 19 September 1975 |
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The Stanley Baxter Picture Show is a British comedy television show which was originally broadcast on ITV. It featured an initial series of four episodes in 1972, followed by one-off specials in each of the successive years. A sketch show it largely followed the same format of Baxter's successful BBC series The Stanley Baxter Show.[1]
The show has a focus on parodying popular films and television series, with Baxter sometimes playing several roles in a single show. Amongst other hit ITV shows that Baxter did impressions of were The Benny Hill Show and Upstairs, Downstairs.
- ^ Barfe p.267-268