Writing

Jan Butlin

Born — Died

1940-02-16 — 1998-02-10

Place of birth

Wanstead, London, England, UK

Known for

Writing

Credits

6 titles

Jan Butlin (16 February 1940 — 10 February 1998) was an English writer and actress, known for The Benny Hill Show (1969), The Avengers (1961), and Assault (1971).

Known for

Not in Front of the Children poster
7.0

Jennifer Corner is a rather scatterbrained middle-class housewife. Her husband Henry is a school art teacher, and they have three children, Henry, Robin and Trudi.

Not in Front of the Children

1967

Cribbins poster
6.3

An offbeat revue of quickfire sketches in the 'Cribbins style', this fast-moving mixture of comedy and song (including chart hits Hole in the Ground, Gossip Calypso, and Right Said Fred) featured a gallery of outrageous characters in a myriad of seemingly inexhaustible situations! Bank clerk, burglar, tramp, librarian, cowboy and even spaceman – Cribbins is all these, and many more!

Cribbins

1969

Two in Clover poster
7.2

Two in Clover is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television for two series from 1969 to 1970 on ITV. It starred Sid James and Victor Spinetti and was written by Vince Powell and Harry Driver, and produced and directed by Alan Tarrant. The first series was made in black and white and the second series was made in colour. Frustrated office workers Sid Turner and Vic Evans decide to leave behind their nine-to-five lifestyle for the simpler life of living in the countryside and running a farm.

Two in Clover

1969

Assault poster
5.5

After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a few days later, the police are baffled. With the help of a reporter, and against the wishes of a local psychologist, a young schoolteacher uses herself as bait to lure the perpetrator out.

Assault

1971

Champagne Rose Is Dead poster
7.0

Mysterious international agent and playboy Jason goes from country to country engaged in a shadowy high-stakes game of espionage, love-making and violent intrigue.

Champagne Rose Is Dead

1970

Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) poster
NR

The music video for the innuendo-laden comedy novelty song, written and performed by the English comedian Benny Hill. topping the UK Singles Chart in December 1971, reaching the Christmas number-one spot

Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)

1971

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