Bill Fraser or judge. His first television appearance was on "The Tony Hancock Show" in 1956, after which he briefly became a regular actor on "Hancock's Half Hour". He then joined "The Army Game" as Sgt Claude Snudge, followed by a sequel called "Bootsie and Snudge". He also played Snudge in the 1964 series "Foreign Affairs". Later comedic roles included parts in the TV dramatisation of "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾" as well as "Ripping Yarns", "The Train Now Standing", "The Corn is Green" and "Father, Dear Father". He also appeared in the comedy films "The Amorous Milkman" and
Comedy Playhouse (series 1) which was broadcast at 8:40pm. Comedy Playhouse (series 1) The first series of Comedy Playhouse, that continued to be a long-running BBC series, broadcast from 15 December 1961 to 16 February 1962. All the episodes were written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The first series, which was in black and white, consisted of ten episodes, each of which had a different cast and storyline. Only the fourth episode, "The Offer", made it to its own series becoming "Steptoe and Son"; all other episodes of this series of "Comedy Playhouse" are lost. The episodes were broadcast on Friday at 8:45pm,