Drake's Progress

Drake's Progress was a British sketch show that aired on BBC Television from 1957 to 1958. It was co-written by comedian Charlie Drake, who was also the show's lead performer.

Drake's Progress
Genre	Sketch comedy
Written by	Charlie Drake George Wadmore Maurice Wiltshire George Inns Sid Green Dick Hills
Starring	Charlie Drake Irene Handl Warren Mitchell Willoughby Goddard Valentine Dyall
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producer	George Inns
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Television Service
Release	6 May 1957 (1957-05-06) – 5 May 1958 (1958-05-05)
Related
Charlie Drake

Cast

• Charlie Drake
• Irene Handl (series 1)
• Warren Mitchell (series 1)
• Willoughby Goddard (series 1)
• Valentine Dyall (series 2)

Episodes

Drake's Progress aired for two series and a total of twelve 30 minute episodes.^[1] Both the first and second series broadcast on Mondays at 8.00pm, with the series one airing fortnightly. None of the episodes exist in the BBC archives and are lost.^[2]

Series One

Episode Number	Original Broadcast Date
1	6 May 1957
2	20 May 1957
3	3 June 1957
4	17 June 1957
5	1 July 1957
6	15 July 1957

Series Two

Episode Number	Original Broadcast Date
1	31 March 1958
2	7 April 1958
3	14 April 1958
4	21 April 1958
5	28 April 1958
6	5 May 1958