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That Was the Week That Was: Story, Cast and Series Facts

That Was the Week That Was (1962): Comedy. Series details, synopsis and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, was a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1964 to 1965, also featuring Frost.

Series details

  • Title: That Was the Week That Was
  • Format: Talk Show
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Comedy
  • Premiere date: 1962-11-24
  • Final broadcast date listed: 1963-12-28
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
  • Network country: United Kingdom
  • Typical episode runtime: 59 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 15688
  • IMDb ID: tt0131188
  • TVDB ID: 71556

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 1962-11-24; final listed air date 1963-04-27.
  • Season 2: premiered 1963-09-28; final listed air date 1963-12-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from That Was the Week That Was 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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