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{{dablink |This article is about the TV series. For other uses, see [[Sykes (disambiguation)]].}}
{{infobox television |
| show_name = Sykes
| image = [[Image:Sykes.jpg|200px]]
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Erix Sykes on ''Sykes'' DVD cover
| format = [[Situation comedy|Sitcom]]
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator =
| starring = [[Eric Sykes]]<br>[[Hattie Jacques]]<br>[[Deryck Guyler]]<br>[[Richard Wattis]]
| country = {{UK}}
| network = [[BBC One|BBC1]]
| producer =
| first_aired = [[14 September]] [[1972]]
| last_aired = [[16 November]] [[1979]]
| num_episodes = 68
| list_episodes =
| imdb_id = 0071060
}}
'''''Sykes''''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]] starring [[Eric Sykes]] and [[Hattie Jacques]] that aired on [[BBC One|BBC1]] for 68 episodes from 1972 to 1979.<ref name="BBC Comedy">{{cite news|url=|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy|first=Mark|last=Lewisohn|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2003}}</ref> It was written by Eric Sykes, who had previously starred with Jacques in ''[[Sykes and A...]]'' and ''[[Sykes and a Big, Big Show]]''.
''Sykes'' had the same premise as ''Sykes and A...'' with Sykes, Jacques, [[Deryck Guyler]] and [[Richard Wattis]] reprising their former almost identical roles.<ref name="BBC Comedy"/> The series was brought to an end by the death of [[Hattie Jacques]] of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on [[6 October]] [[1980]].<ref name="BBC Comedy"/>
==Cast==
*[[Eric Sykes]] - Himself
*[[Hattie Jacques]] - Hattie Sykes
*[[Deryck Guyler]] - PC Wilfred 'Corky' Turnbull
*[[Richard Wattis]] - Charles Brown
*[[Joy Harrington]] - Melanie Rumbelow
*[[Joan Sims]] - Madge Kettlewell
==Plot==
With the same premise as ''Sykes and A...'', unmarried [[twin]]s Eric and Hattie Sykes are now living at an end of terrace house, number 28, Sebastopol Terrace, [[Acton, London|East Acton]], two doors down from their house in the previous programme.<ref name="BBC Comedy"/> As before, Eric is childish and accident-prone while Hattie is patient. Their neighbour is the [[snob]]bish unmarried Charles Brown, and Corky Turnbull is still the local policeman. Corky's wife is the [[unseen character|unseen]] Elsie. Following the death of Richard Wattis, who played Brown, a new neighbour Melanie Rumbelow moves in.<ref name="BBC Comedy"/> The local [[baker]] is the widowed Madge Kettlewell, who appears occasionally, and who fancies Eric.
==Episodes==
===Series One (1972)===
#"Burglary" ([[14 September]] [[1972]])
#"Uncle" ([[21 September]] [[1972]])
#"Walk" ([[28 September]] [[1972]])
#"Menace" ([[5 October]] [[1972]])
#"Boat" ([[12 October]] [[1972]])
#"Stranger" ([[19 October]] [[1972]])
#"Football" ([[26 October]] [[1972]])
#"Job" ([[2 November]] [[1972]])
#"Ankle" ([[9 November]] [[1972]])
#"Mouse" ([[16 November]] [[1972]])
#"Dream" ([[23 November]] [[1972]])
#"Marriage" ([[30 November]] [[1972]])
#"Cat" ([[7 December]] [[1972]])
#"Journey" ([[14 December]] [[1972]])
#"Lodger" ([[21 December]] [[1972]])
#"Cafe" ([[28 December]] [[1972]])
===Series Two (1973)===
#"An Engagement" ([[10 September]] [[1973]])
#"Bus" ([[17 September]] [[1973]])
#"Spy Ring ([[24 September]] [[1973]])
#"Golf" ([[1 October]] [[1973]])
#"Rolls" ([[8 October]] [[1973]])
#"Peeping Tom" ([[15 October]] [[1973]])
#"Fancy Dress" ([[22 October]] [[1973]])
#"Window Smasher" ([[29 October]] [[1973]])
#"Gamble" ([[5 November]] [[1973]])
#"Uniform" ([[12 November]] [[1973]])
#"Bird" ([[19 November]] [[1973]])
#"Protest" ([[26 November]] [[1973]])
#"Salesman" ([[3 December]] [[1973]])
#"Haunting" ([[10 December]] [[1973]])
#"Nest Egg" ([[17 December]] [[1973]])
===Series Three (1974)===
#"The Stolen Bentley" ([[17 October]] [[1974]])
#"Holiday In Bogsea" ([[24 October]] [[1974]])
#"The Pub" ([[31 October]] [[1974]])
#"The Band" ([[7 November]] [[1974]])
#"Two Birthdays" ([[14 November]] [[1974]])
#"A Bandage" ([[21 November]] [[1974]])
#"Log Cabin" ([[28 November]] [[1974]])
#"The Fog" ([[5 December]] [[1974]])
===Series Four (1975)===
#"Commercial" ([[24 October]] [[1975]])
#"Ski-ing" ([[31 October]] [[1975]])
#"Caravan" ([[7 November]] [[1975]])
#"Reporter" ([[14 November]] [[1975]])
#"Marriage" ([[28 November]] [[1975]])
#"Night Out" ([[5 December]] [[1975]])
#"Christmas Party" ([[12 December]] [[1975]])
===Series Five (1976)===
#"Home Movies" ([[11 November]] [[1976]])
#"Fishing" ([[18 November]] [[1976]])
#"Lodgers" ([[25 November]] [[1976]])
#"Holiday Camp" ([[2 December]] [[1976]])
#"Inventions" ([[9 December]] [[1976]])
#"Flashback" ([[16 December]] [[1976]])
#"Squatters" ([[23 December]] [[1976]])
#"Bath" ([[30 December]] [[1976]])
===Christmas Special (1977)===
*"Sykes at Christmas" ([[22 December]] [[1977]])
===Series Six (1978)===
#"The Hypnotist" ([[4 January]] [[1978]])
#"Picket Line" ([[11 January]] [[1978]])
#"Football Match" ([[18 January]] [[1978]])
#"Decorating" ([[25 January]] [[1978]])
#"End of the World" ([[1 February]] [[1978]])
#"Television Film" ([[8 February]] [[1978]])
===Series Seven (1979)===
#"The Drop Out" ([[5 October]] [[1979]])
#"Fanny-By-Gaslight" ([[12 October]] [[1979]])
#"The Stay-At-Home Holiday" ([[19 October]] [[1979]])
#"Bad Medecine" ([[26 October]] [[1979]])
#"The Insurance Money" ([[2 November]] [[1979]])
#"Six Million Dollar Sykes" ([[9 November]] [[1979]])
#"The BBC Honours Sykes" ([[16 November]] [[1979]])
==DVD releases==
The first series of ''Sykes'' was released on DVD in the UK ([[DVD region code|Region 2]]) in 2004. No further series have yet been released. The episodes featured material cut from the episodes originally broadcast.<ref name="Amazon">{{cite news|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sykes-First-Colour-Joan-Sims/dp/B00008MJ0Y/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/203-8520973-6460749?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1189972172&sr=8-1|title=Sykes - The First Colour Series 1972|first=|last=|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|date=1996-2007}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/sykes/index.html ''Sykes''] at the British TV Comedy Guide
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[[Category:1972 television series debuts]]
[[Category:1979 television series endings]]
[[Category:1970s British television series]]
[[Category:BBC television sitcoms]]
[[Category:Lost BBC episodes]]