Sykes 472282 220485078 2008-06-20T02:26:33Z Bfigura's puppy 7169406 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/76.230.233.188|76.230.233.188]] (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Sykes}} [[Category:1972 television series debuts]] [[Category:1979 television series endings]] [[Category:1970s British television series]] [[Category:BBC television sitcoms]] [[Category:Lost BBC episodes]]