Oh Happy Band!
Animated titlescreen of Oh Happy Band!
GenreSitcom
Written byJeremy Lloyd
David Croft
Directed byDavid Croft
StarringHarry Worth
Margaret Clifton
Jonathan Cecil
John Horsley
Billy Burden
Tom Mennard
Theme music composerDavid Croft
Opening theme"Oh Happy Band!"
Ending theme"Oh Happy Band!"
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerDavid Croft
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release3 September (1980-09-03) 
8 October 1980 (1980-10-08)

Oh Happy Band! is a British television sitcom written by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft. The series ran for six episodes on BBC1, from 3 September to 8 October 1980, and featured the final screen appearance of comedian Harry Worth. For musical sequences, the series featured the Aldershot Brass Ensemble.[1][2] Since broadcast, the series has not been repeated or released on any home consumer media.

Plot

Harry (Harry Worth) is the conductor of a brass band in the small, fictional northern town of Nettlebridge. During the course of the series, he and his fellow band members become involved in a campaign to prevent the building of a new airport over their town.[1]

Cast

Episodes

  1. A Bird in the Bush (3 September 1980)
  2. Let Bygones Be Bygones (10 September 1980)
  3. A Record to Be Proud of (17 September 1980)
  4. Home Cure (24 September 1980)
  5. A Song in the Air (1 October 1980)
  6. Diplomatic Privilege (8 October 1980)

Reception

Writer and historian Mark Lewisohn, in the BBC Guide to Comedy, wrote that the series was: "An odd amalgam of ideas from established sitcom creators Lloyd and Croft... Considering the usual dependability of the major protagonists here, it is fair to say that Oh Happy Band! was flat rather than sharp."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Oh Happy Band! at David Croft.co.uk, retrieved 7 July 2010
  2. 1 2 Oh Happy Band! at the former BBC Guide to Comedy (archive), retrieved 7 July 2010
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