Television TV

Potter's Picture Palace

This was a children's comedy show broadcast on the BBC between 1976 & 1978.

The show revolved around the misfortunes of a run down old 1940's cinema which was inherited by Peter Potter from his late aunt. The staff are involved in trying to keep it afloat are old and tired like the cinema. Peter's cousin 'Reggie' is set against Peter renovating the cinema and tries everything he can to stop him, he thinks there is a fortune hidden in the structure.

The cast included Eden Phillips, Melvyn Hayes (carry-on actor), John Comer (played Sid the cafe owner in Last of the summer wine), Angela Crow and Colin Edwynn to name a few.


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Do You Remember Potter's Picture Palace?

Do You Remember Potter's Picture Palace?