TV Series

Rushton's Illustrated (1980)

• First aired February 18, 1980
• Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 6
• 30m per episode

• Comedy

Overview

This short-lived ITV comedy show aired on Monday evenings in February and March 1980 and starred comedian, cartoonist, singer, Private Eye cofounder and former TW3 star Willie Rushton. Rushton was accompanied by Roy Kinnear, Hugh Paddick, John Junkin, Caroline Villiers and chums through sketches about a mind-reading bear called Piddington; Jewish agent Sol Zen (“Hello already?”); a British political horror musical called Werewolf on the Titanic and a journey on the Common Market spacecraft Europrobe 1, captained by Captain Charlie Orange Foxtrot Tango.

Starring

William Rushton, Roy Kinnear, Hugh Paddick