British Comedy

[spooled]

For most of its run this was a family friendly show, but the first series had some brief nudity. First up a sketch set in a women's baths, sadly, like Spike Milligan above, only now surviving in B&W. This clip also includes Liz Fraser having her skirt pulled up.

(Apologies if these are here already, 'Goodies' shows up in loads of search results that are nothing to do with the show, so it was impossible to check.)

[spooled]

Last few clips from the first series. In one a girl strips for some soldiers, then Tim Brooke-Taylor demonstrates a particularly fancy camera on Lena Ellis.

[Lotfw]

Quite good....length and amount of nudity one of the best tv skits..
I wonder about the little jump in editing at 1:27 . Did it broadcast that way originally?

I think there was a goodies sketch on the beach with some toplessness.. vague memory

Originally Posted by spooled

For most of its run this was a family friendly show, but the first series had some brief nudity. First up a sketch set in a women's baths, sadly, like Spike Milligan above, only now surviving in B&W. This clip also includes Liz Fraser having her skirt pulled up.

(Apologies if these are here already, 'Goodies' shows up in loads of search results that are nothing to do with the show, so it was impossible to check.)

[spooled]

Originally Posted by Lotfw

I wonder about the little jump in editing at 1:27 . Did it broadcast that way originally?

I've definitely edited it to just the content with the girls, so it isn't the full sketch. I'll try and make that clear in the future when it happens. You can see the whole episode here:

dailymotion.com/video/x6thxza

Originally Posted by Lotfw

I think there was a goodies sketch on the beach with some toplessness.. vague memory

Could be this one that I found someone describing elsewhere:

"In an episode of The Goodies one of the spoof ads halfway through is shot on a beach and features Tim Brooke Taylor plus an attractive girl in a wet clingy see-thru top."

Sadly the link they did find was dead, though they also added:

"Her top was less wet than I remembered, but still nice!"

I tried a few searches but I think we'd need to find the episode name / number to get the clip.

[Lotfw]

Once again very vague memory but I think it may have been a line of people on the beach....

Originally Posted by spooled

I've definitely edited it to just the content with the girls, so it isn't the full sketch. I'll try and make that clear in the future when it happens. You can see the whole episode here:

dailymotion.com/video/x6thxzaCould be this one that I found someone describing elsewhere:

"In an episode of The Goodies one of the spoof ads halfway through is shot on a beach and features Tim Brooke Taylor plus an attractive girl in a wet clingy see-thru top."

Sadly the link they did find was dead, though they also added:

"Her top was less wet than I remembered, but still nice!"

I tried a few searches but I think we'd need to find the episode name / number to get the clip.

[spooled]

Well, someone managed to track down what episode the beach clip I mentioned was from, so here it is. Her top is slightly transparent, but she's certainly not topless.

[Bounci]

I didn't expect to come across another British comedy with nudity in, especially so far back as 1969. But I did by chance after watching a documentary of the Ronnie Barker sitcom Porridge. In it it showcased Barker's early career, including a clip from a TV series he did called Hark at Barker from 1969 to 1970. And in episode 2 of the first series (titled Rustless and Women) there is a clip of him as an artist who lets in a female model, who promptly drops her coat to reveal she is naked. For 1969 this is quite a surprise, and although the scene is brief it doesn't stint on the nudity. I'm afraid I don't know the name of the actress, but the only two listed in the credits who are a possibility are Dave Allen's regular hoppo Jacqueline Clarke and the late Jo Kendall, who worked with the Monty Python team before this and later became famous for her role as Peggy Skilbeck in the TV soap Emmerdale Farm. And frankly the woman in this video doesn't really look like either of them! The only other unfortunate thing is that Barker's sculptor looks rather similar to another now disgraced Aussie artist, whose name just escapes me...

[Lotfw]

very nice...always fun to find something new (old)

[JammyS]

Thought it might be worth posting some more recent stuff, to remind us that comedic nudity is timeless. Here's the established comedian Sarah Alexander full frontal in the Armstrong & Miller show; I've not been able to source any better resolution footage, it looks like it was taken off a VHS. This was 1997. Any improvement would be very welcome.

My second thought was for the actress Pippa Haywood in an episode of the Tracy Ullman Show (UK). I don't have this clip but clearly remember it from the iplayer. There was a lot of controversy at the time as to whether, like Ullman, she was wearing topless prosthetics in 'parliament'. I'm firmly of the belief that it was all Pippa. If anyone has this, it's a bit of a Holy Grail for me.

[Fango]

Originally Posted by JammyS

Thought it might be worth posting some more recent stuff, to remind us that comedic nudity is timeless. Here's the established comedian Sarah Alexander full frontal in the Armstrong & Miller show; I've not been able to source any better resolution footage, it looks like it was taken off a VHS. This was 1997. Any improvement would be very welcome.

Really?!? I've only posted better quality and longer versions of my #1 most favorite nude scene of all-time here about two dozen times, in threads devoted just to it. Like here and here and here.

And attached is the "topless MPs" sketch from "Tracey Ullman's Show". Clearly looks like prosthetics to me. You can see a rubbery sheen on it, and it noticeably contrasts with her actual skin around her neck. I frankly don't quite understand what the point of doing that is. If you're going to do a sketch where it appears that you're that realistically topless, then why not just go topless?

Enjoy

Fango