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Marty is a British television sketch comedy series, with Marty Feldman, Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin, Roland MacLeod, Mary Miller and Peter Pocock which was made in 1968. There was a second series made in 1969, re-titled It's Marty. In total, 12 episodes were produced.[1][2]

The writers were John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin, Marty Feldman, Barry Took, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Philip Jenkinson, Donald Webster, Peter Dickinson, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Law, Frank Muir and Denis Norden. Lionel Blair choreographed a routine for an episode of It's Marty. Took and Marty Feldman were given an award for the show by the actor Kenneth Horne.

A compilation of surviving sketches from the series has been released on DVD, with the title The Best of Marty Feldman.

Awards

  • 1969 BAFTA Television Awards
Best Light Entertainment Performer - won by Marty Feldman
Best Light Entertainment Production - won by Dennis Main-Wilson
Best Writer - won by Marty Feldman and Barry Took
Best British Light Entertainment Script - won by the series writers of Marty and It's Marty

References

  1. ^ http://www.theofficialmartyfeldman.com/main/news/marty-tv-shows/
  2. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129696/

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