Swizzlewick was a twice weekly 1964 BBC comedy drama series about the day-to-day events of a local council in a fictional Midlands town. The writers included David Turner who created the series. This series is principally remembered as an early target of 'Clean Up TV' campaigner Mary Whitehouse. An episode in August 1964 featured Mrs Smallgood, a parody of her, who was depicted launching a "Freedom from Sex" campaign with a friend. A scene with a prostitute was cut from another episode of the series, after a television studio worker leaked an advance copy of the script to her. She was told "It's too late to re-shoot.", and answered "I don't want re-shooting, I want cuts." She delivered a letter of complaint in person to the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, who appears to have passed the matter on to the BBC, and the scene Mrs Whitehouse found offensive was cut. Turner resigned from the series.
The Bodies
Aug 18, 1964
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Rearing Its Ugly Head
Aug 21, 1964
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Campaigners All
Aug 25, 1964
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How to Make £250,000
Aug 28, 1964
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The Unspotted Genius
Sep 1, 1964
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Burnt Umber with Graining
Sep 4, 1964
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Jam and Maggots
Sep 8, 1964
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Dead Image
Sep 11, 1964
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A Reputation Cleared
Sep 15, 1964
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In for a Penny
Sep 18, 1964
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The Value of Silence
Sep 22, 1964
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A Proposal of Marriage
Sep 25, 1964
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A Very Important Occasion
Sep 29, 1964
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Dog Lovers Unite!
Oct 2, 1964
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A Threat from Outside
Oct 6, 1964
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Dead Reckoning
Oct 9, 1964
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Blackmail
Oct 13, 1964
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The Best Method of Defence
Oct 16, 1964
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Council of War
Oct 20, 1964
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A Spy in the Camp
Oct 23, 1964
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A New Plan
Oct 27, 1964
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Balance of Power
Oct 30, 1964
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The Exercise
Nov 3, 1964
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The Spider's Web
Nov 6, 1964
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An Important Discovery
Nov 10, 1964
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The Axe Falls
Nov 13, 1964
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