Curry and Chips
is a British sitcom broadcast in 1969 which was produced by London Weekend
Television for the ITV network.
Set on a factory floor of 'Lillicrap Ltd', it starred a blacked
up Spike Milligan as an Asian immigrant who went by the name of Kevin O'Grady.
It also featured Eric Sykes as the foreman, Norman Rossington as the shop
steward, and other regulars were Kenny Lynch, and Sam Kydd. The series was
written by Till Death Us Do Part writer Johnny Speight, but based on
idea by Milligan
It was the first lwt sitcom to be made in colour,and all
episodes still exist
Curry and Chips was cancelled after only six episodes.
The ITA made LWT take it off, saying it was racist. They weren't alone, as
amongst those who originally complained about the show were the Race Relations
Board
At the time though, the show was just as controversial for
the number of swear words in it. The word 'bloody' was used 59 times in one
episode. Eric Sykes though refused to swear at all.
The show was also voted amongst the 100 Greatest TV Moments
From Hell in a Channel 4 show in the year 2000
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