Bowler: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Bowler (1973): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Bowler was a short-lived British Sitcom which originally aired on ITV in a single series of 13 episodes between 29 July and 21 October 1973. A situation-comedy, it was a spin-off from The Fenn Street Gang featuring George Baker as East End criminal Stanley Bowler.
Released from prison after serving a prison sentence, Stanley Bowler sets about trying to 'better' himself. The basic premise of the series revolves around Bowler's attempts to develop (and to project to others) a more cultured personality, as he tries (but fails) to understand the fine arts, and to move into higher social circles.
Series details
- Title: Bowler
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 1973-07-29
- Final broadcast date listed: 1973-10-21
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 12142
- TVDB ID: 71296
Cast and credited roles
- George Baker — Stanley Bowler
- Fred Beauman — Reg
- Renny Lister — Doreen Bowler
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1973-07-29; final listed air date 1973-10-21.
Source and licence
Adapted from Bowler on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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