Three of a Kind (1981 TV series)
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Three of a Kind is a British comedy sketch show starring comedians Tracey Ullman, Lenny Henry and David Copperfield. Three series were made by the BBC between 1981 and 1983.[1]
Three of a Kind | |
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Starring | Tracey Ullman Lenny Henry David Copperfield |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 17 (16 plus 1 special) |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 1 July 1981 (1981-07-01) ā 8 October 1983 (1983-10-08) |
The show bolstered the careers of Ullman and Henry, as well as being an outlet for young writers including Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, Ian Hislop and Nick Revell.
Ullman and Henry went on to greater success after the show, with Ullman initially launching a brief but successful pop career in 1983 before starring in the ITV sitcom Girls on Top in 1985 and then going on to a career on American television. Henry was given his own BBC series The Lenny Henry Show in 1984, which ran in various iterations until 2005, and has continued appearing on British television, or series produced in Britain (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as of 2022). While Copperfield continued to appear on television, including his own series Lift Off! with Coppers & Co!, he has had more success as a stand-up comedian in the years since Three of a Kind.