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Down the 'Gate: Created by Reg Varney. With Reg Varney, Dilys Laye, Reg Lye, Helen Keating. The misadventures of fish porter Reg Furnell (Reg Varney) at the world-famous Billingsgate Fish Market, London.
- (34)
- 1975-07-23
- Comedy
- 30
Down the 'Gate is a British comedy television series which ran for two series on ITV from 1975 to 1976. It starred Reg Varney as a fish porter at London's Billingsgate Market.
Down The 'Gate. TV sitcom; ITV1; 1975 - 1976; 12 episodes (2 series) The adventures of fish porter Reg Furnell and his colleagues at Billingsgate market. Stars Reg Varney, Dilys Laye, Tony Melody, Reg Lye, Percy Herbert and more.
Total Runtime 3h (6 episodes) Country United Kingdom. Genres Comedy. The bustle and banter of London's iconic Billingsgate fish market provided the backdrop for Reg Varney's first sitcom following his phenomenal success in On the Buses.
- July 17, 1976
Down The Gate was written by Roy Turvey and Maurice Sellar (based on an idea by Varney himself) and recorded at ATV’s Elstree Studio. Tony Melody played Reg’s best mate, Len Peacock. His other mate, “Old Wol”, was played by Reg Lye.
East Ender Varney plays porter Reg Furnell, whose misadventures Down the 'Gate and beyond were charted over two series between 1975 and 1976; Dilys Laye stars as his long-suffering wife, Irene. Although twelve episodes were made only seven now still exist and, for the first time, this set brings together all the remaining episodes of this ...
Down The 'Gate. TV sitcom; ITV1; 1975 - 1976; 12 episodes (2 series) The adventures of fish porter Reg Furnell and his colleagues at Billingsgate market. Stars Reg Varney, Dilys Laye, Tony Melody, Reg Lye, Percy Herbert and more.
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