It's a Square World It's a Square World It's a Square World is a British comedy television series starring Michael Bentine and produced by the BBC. It ran from 1960 till 1964. The series led Bentine to a BAFTA award in 1962 for Light Entertainment and a compilation show, screened by the BBC in 1963, won that year's Press Prize at the Rose d'Or Festival in Montreux. The shows were devised and written by Michael Bentine and John Law. Some sketches were released on an LP. Using scale models, Bentine sank the Woolwich Ferry, sent a Chinese junk to attack the House of Commons
The Comedy Company "60 Minutes" which shared its timeslot. Much of its success was due to it being the only family entertainment on television on a Sunday night. "The Comedy Company" remained the consistently highest rating weekly television program for two years. Many of the stars of "The Comedy Company" came from a 1985 Seven Network show called The Eleventh Hour, which starred Mary-Anne Fahey, Ian McFadyen, Mark Mitchell, Glenn Robbins, Peter Moon and Steve Vizard. Fahey, McFadyen, Mitchell and Robbins went to "The Comedy Company" whilst Steve Vizard and Peter Moon went to the Seven Network series "Fast forward". "The Comedy Company"