Six Dates with Barker(1971)

Six Dates with Barker is a 1971 ITV sitcom series that presents six standalone half-hour comedies built around Ronnie Barker's talents. The show proved a creative testing ground: three of its stories were later expanded into major projects. The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town evolved into a serial within the 1976 sketch comedy programme The Two Ronnies, while The Odd Job Man became the feature film The Odd Job. Most significantly, The Removals Person developed into Clarence, Barker's final television programme. The series showcases Barker's range across different comedic scenarios and characters, establishing material that would define his later career.