Bootsie and Snudge Army Game" that aired from 1957 to 1961. Snudge enjoys his position of superiority over Bootsie, whilst Bootsie feels comfortable in his position as it allows him to mock and hate Snudge (and attack authority in general). Clive Dunn – later best known as Corporal Jones in "Dad's Army" – plays 83-year-old Henry, despite at the time being only 38. in 1961 a comic strip was published in "TV Comic" telling the story of how "Bootsie and Snudge" began. A large team of writers wrote for the series over its 104 episodes. Those that wrote for the 1960–63 episodes were
Comedy Playhouse (series 1) 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, except for "The Status Symbol",