The Misfit (TV series)

*The Misfit*
The Misfit
Created by	Roy Clarke
Starring	Ronald Fraser; Patrick Newell; Simon Ward; Susan Carpenter
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer	ATV
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	3 March 1970 –; 12 April 1971

The Misfit was an ATV sitcom series starring Ronald Fraser, Patrick Newell and Simon Ward. It was written by Roy Clarke and was broadcast from 1970 to 1971 on ITV.

Premise[]

Basil Allenby-Johnson ("Badger" for short) returned from a colonial life in Malaya to an England he no longer recognized. Each episode explored Badger's response to a different aspect of modern life in a Britain which had just emerged from the Swinging Sixties.

Cast[]

Basil "Badger" Allenby-Johnson – Ronald Fraser
Stanley (his brother) – Patrick Newell
Ted (his son) – Simon Ward
Alicia (his daughter-in-law) – Susan Carpenter

Awards[]

The 1970 Writers Guild Award for the best writer of a British TV series went to Roy Clarke for this series.

Notes[]

The character of Badger originated a couple of years earlier in an episode of the BBC drama The Troubleshooters, also written by Clarke.

Ronald Fraser said of the character "He epitomises all that was great about the Edwardian gentleman. Honest as the day is long. Loyal, faithful, loving people whatever their colour or creed, and loved by them. And unable to understand the Permissive Society. I'm absolutely in sympathy with him, except that I'm not quite so square."

External links[]

British TV Resources - The Misfit

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