Slapstick and Old Lace

Slapstick and Old Lace is a British television sketch show which originally aired on ITV in 1971. Starring Charlie Drake, it was his follow-up to his hit television comedy The Worker which had lasted from 1965 to 1970.^[1] Also appearing in the show were Anna Dawson and Henry McGee. The title is a reference to the play Arsenic and Old Lace.

Slapstick and Old Lace
Genre	Comedy
Starring	Charlie Drake Anna Dawson Henry McGee
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	ATV
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	4 March (1971-03-04) – 15 April 1971 (1971-04-15)

In 1976, Drake appeared in a stage show of the same name, which failed due to the extraordinary hot summer during which audience numbers dramatically fell.^[2]