In 1963, there was no bigger TV star than Arthur Haynes, whose latest ATV series finished on April 17th. Best known for Oscar, his 'tramp' character, Arthur specialized in the bolshie underdog, and his TV show was written by Johnny Speight, later to become famous for writing Till Death Us Do Part. Haynes' TV show was broadcast live so there was some 'corpsing' and ad-libbing, adding to the charm of his two-handed scenes with a young Nicholas Parsons. In our house, we all loved the Arthur Haynes Show, the image of him in his battered hat and tatty coat is one of the enduring early memories I have of watching TV with my dad. Suave Bristolian actor Cary Grant once dubbed Arthur "the funniest man in the world".
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