That's Your Funeral
series not in production
Ended
Comedy
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 7
avg.Runtime | 30 min
First EP | 1970-03-25
Last EP | 1971-02-26
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That's Your Funeral was a BBC sitcom from 1971. The show was about a North of England funeral director called Basil Bulstrode. It used numerous urban legends about the funeral industry in its storylines. The show only lasted for one series before being axed. A very similar theme was used far more successfully in the ITV sitcom In Loving Memory.
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Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1970-03-25
1
Last Tribute
1970-03-25
A telephone call from Lady Bestys-Good-Enough about her sad loss sends Holroyd and his staff rushing to her manor. When they arrive, they find that a test of skill lies before them—and not quite the kind they expected.
2
Alas Poor Eric
1971-01-22
When apprentice Percy ignores the rules and sells the coffin, not the funeral, he places the firm in a grave situation.
3
Winning The Ashes
1971-01-29
Against his better judgement, Bulstrode becomes involved in the funeral of old Zephaniah Hodge. When he hears that Hodge was wealthy, his baser instincts come to the fore—even to the extent of having a band play ""The Last Post over the Grave.""
4
The Last To Go
1971-02-05
Even undertakers can fall in love, but Percy has chosen to fall for Rose, the daughter of a rival undertaker.
5
What's In A Name?
1971-02-12
Business being slack, Bulstrode branches out into the wedding business. When Holroyd unexpectedly returns from holiday to hold a memorial service for one of his holiday party, he finds Bulstrode conducting a wedding service in the Chapel of Rest.
6
Unholy Deadlock
1971-02-19
Basil takes more than just a cursory interest in the attractive and recently widowed Mrs Darling. His daydreams encompass a high class clientele and a luxurious funeral establishment, funded by Mrs Darling—who appears to take as much interest in funerals as he does.
7
A Touch Of Violet
1971-02-26
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“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney