The Howerd Confessions

The Howerd Confessions is a British comedy television series which originally aired between 2 September and 7 October 1976 on ITV.^[1][2] It featured comedian Frankie Howerd "confessing" various indiscretions.

The Howerd Confessions
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Dave Freeman Dick Hills Peter Robinson Hugh Stuckey
Directed by	Michael Mills
Starring	Frankie Howerd Joan Sims
Composer	Peter Knight
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Michael Mills
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Thames Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	2 September (1976-09-02) – 7 October 1976 (1976-10-07)

Each of the 6 episodes was a self-contained, untitled, playlet.^[3]

The director/producer was Michael Mills, with scripts by Dave Freeman, Dick Hills, Hugh Stuckey and Peter Robinson.

In 2021, the series was broadcast in the UK on the Freeview/Sky/Freesat channel That's TV Xmas UK.

Select cast

• Frankie Howerd as Frankie [all episodes]
• Joan Sims as Nellie / Matron / Mrs Beachum [episodes 1, 3 and 4]
• Caroline Munro as Captain Latour [episode 2]
• Madeline Smith as Nurse [episode 3]
• John Junkin as Sergeant [episode 4]
• Linda Thorson as Eve [episode 5]
• Alfie Bass as Chalky White [episode 5]
• Alan Curtis as Sgt Hardman [episode 5]
• April Olrich as Deirdre [episode 6]
• Sarah Douglas as Lola [episode 6]
• Cyril Appleton as Sergeant [episode 2]