Swizzlewick

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Swizzlewick was a BBC comedy-drama that aired twice weekly in 1964. It followed the day-to-day life of a corrupt local council in a fictional Midlands town. The series was created by David Turner. It is remembered as an early target of Mary Whitehouse’s Clean Up TV campaign, which argued it was unsuitable for an early-evening audience. In August 1964, an episode featured Mrs Felicity Smallgood, a parody of Whitehouse, who launched a “Freedom from Sex” campaign. In another episode, a scene with a prostitute was cut after a studio worker leaked the script; the matter led to a dispute and the Postmaster General passed it to the BBC. Turner resigned from the show. The Times criticized it for suggesting councillors were dishonest, while some national critics dismissed it. A Guardian reviewer called it amateurish and tasteless. Like many BBC programs of the era, most episodes were wiped or not recorded; of 26 episodes, only one is believed to exist. Only one episode is believed to exist.