''Great Scott – It's Maynard!'' was a British television series which aired on the

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from 1955 to 1956. It was a popular comedy sketch series starring

Bill Maynard Walter Frederick George Williams (8 October 1928 – 30 March 2018), better known by his stage name Bill Maynard, was an English comedian and actor. He began working in television in the 1950s, notably starring alongside Terry Scott in '' ...

and

Terry Scott Terry Scott (born born Owen John Scott; 4 May 1927 – 26 July 1994) was an English actor and comedian who appeared in seven of the '' Carry On films''. He is also well known for appearing in the BBC1 sitcoms '' Happy Ever After'' and '' Terr ...

, with musical guests including

Petula Clark Sally "Petula" Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child actor, child performer and has had the longest career of any British entertainer, spanning more than 85 y ...

. It was produced by

Duncan Wood Wilfred Duncan Wood (24 March 1925 – 11 January 1997) was a British comedy producer, director and writer, who has been described as "the founding father of the British sitcom, British TV sitcom". Wood's best-known achievements were to pro ...

, and written by Lewis Schwarz, Eric Merriman, Dave Freeman and

Johnny Speight Johnny Speight (2 June 1920 – 5 July 1998) was an English television scriptwriter of many classic British sitcoms. Speight emerged in the mid-1950s, writing for radio comics Frankie Howerd, Vic Oliver, Arthur Askey, and Cyril Fletcher. For ...

.{{Cite web, url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e51bf830b643455982e2a32bade66fc0, title=Great Scott It's Maynard, date=October 4, 1955, issue=1664, pages=26, via=BBC Genome Although

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existed, none of the episodes are known to remain in the BBC archives.

Cast

*Terry Scott *Bill Maynard * Shirley Eaton *

Hugh Lloyd Hugh Lewis Lloyd (22 April 1923 – 14 July 2008) was an English actor who made his name in film and television comedy from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was best known for appearances in '' Hancock's Half Hour'', '' Hugh and I'' and other ...

Pat Coombs Patricia Doreen Coombs (27 August 1926 – 25 May 2002) was an English actress. She specialised in the portrayal of the eternal downtrodden female, comically under the thumb of stronger personalities. She was known for many roles on radio, ...

*Marie Benson *Gary Wayne *

Dennis Chinnery Dennis Chinnery (14 May 1927 – 29 February 2012) was a British actor, noted for his performances in television. Following National service in the navy, he studied acting at RADA, graduating in 1949. His theatre work included appearances at t ...

*The Coronets

References

External links

''Great Scott - It's Maynard!'' on IMDb
1955 British television series debuts 1956 British television series endings Lost BBC episodes Black-and-white British television shows British English-language television shows 1950s British comedy television series