Top billed cast

1. 

   Anthony Newley

   Gurney Slade

2. 

   Edwin Richfield

   Father

3. 

   John Bosh

   Little boy

4. 

   Margaret Cox

   TV viewers - girl

5. 

   Bernie Winters

   Albert

6. 

   Una Stubbs

   Klean-o girl

7. 

   Geoffrey Palmer

   Floor manager

8. 

   Hugh Paddick

   Fairy

9. 

   Anneke Wills

   Girl on Airfield (as Annika Wills)

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Current Season

Season 1

1960 | 6 Episodes

Reviews

A review by BrownSTHLM

Written by BrownSTHLM on 2026-05-03

Anthony Newley was so far ahead of his time in 1960 when he made this show, that it is still boggles the mind 66 years later. The premise of the show at its start was already pretty wacky. An actor in a run of the mill comedy/soap opera style show leaves the show in the middle of shooting and we follow him out of the studio and into his aimless wandering around as he interacts with various characters. The show was first given a primetime slot - Newley was a star after all - but was gradually shifted further down the schedule as each episode lost viewers and became more and more obtuse. It was ...read the rest

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Strange World of Gurney Slade

Keywords

• surreal
• surrealism
• fantasy world
• sitcom
• absurdist