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The Misfit

TV·1970–1971·2 seasons, 13 episodes·ITV1·Comedy·1h·Created by Roy Clarke

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The Misfit is an ATV sitcom created by Roy Clarke, broadcast from 1970 to 1971 on ITV. Basil Allenby-Johnson returns from Colonial Malaya to an England just emerging from the swinging sixties, a home he no longer recognises.

Cast

Ronald FraserRonald FraserBasil Allenby-JohnsonPatrick NewellPatrick NewellStanley Allenby-Johnson

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1970Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01... On Being BritishMarch 3, 1970—
  2. S01E02... On the Place of Women in fhe HomeMarch 10, 1970—
  3. S01E03... On Management and LabourMarch 17, 1970—
  4. S01E04... On Reading the Small PrintMarch 24, 1970—
  5. S01E05... On ProtestMarch 31, 1970—
  6. S01E06... On Not Being LostApril 7, 1970—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season027Episodes1971Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01... On rhe Army Stores Vision of ParadiseMarch 1, 1971—
  2. S02E02... On Paperback RevolutionariesMarch 8, 1971—
  3. S02E03... On the National HealthMarch 15, 1971—
  4. S02E04... On Superior PersonsMarch 22, 1971—
  5. S02E05... On the New EstablishmentMarch 29, 1971—
  6. S02E06... On Europe and Foreigners and ThingsApril 5, 1971—
  7. S02E07... On Arrivals and Departures and Things in BetweenApril 12, 1971—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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