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Educating Archie. Image shows from L to R: Brough (Peter Brough), Archie Andrews. Image credit: Associated-Rediffusion Television (ART).

Educating Archie

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Series 1 (1958)

1. Episode One

First Broadcast: Fri 26th September 1958

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2. Episode Two

First Broadcast: Fri 10th October 1958

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3. Episode Three

First Broadcast: Fri 24th October 1958

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4. Episode Four

First Broadcast: Fri 7th November 1958

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5. Episode Five

First Broadcast: Fri 21st November 1958

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6. Episode Six

First Broadcast: Fri 5th December 1958

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7. Episode Seven

First Broadcast: Fri 19th December 1958

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8. Episode Eight

First Broadcast: Fri 2nd January 1959

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9. Episode Nine

First Broadcast: Fri 16th January 1959

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10. Episode Ten

First Broadcast: Fri 30th January 1959

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11. Episode Eleven

First Broadcast: Fri 6th February 1959

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12. Episode Twelve

First Broadcast: Fri 13th February 1959

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13. Episode Thirteen

First Broadcast: Fri 20th February 1959

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Series 2 (1959)

1. The Man Who Couldn't Grow Up

First Broadcast: Fri 18th September 1959

When there's a mix-up over Freddie's birth certificate, Archie negotiates him through a second childhood as he becomes a great big mixed-up kid!

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2. The Prune Mutiny

First Broadcast: Fri 25th September 1959

It only takes a case of prunes for Archie and Freddie to learn a few new wrinkles ...

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3. The Day The Bongolis Left

First Broadcast: Fri 2nd October 1959

Brough and Archie think that living on a tropical island would be like heaven. When they get there it looks like they are nearer to it than they think!

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4. The Man Who Lost His Pants At Monte Carlo

First Broadcast: Fri 9th October 1959

We've all heard of people losing their shirts when they gamble but Archie and Freddie take it a little too far ...

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5. The King And Archie

First Broadcast: Fri 16th October 1959

Brough's home is turned into the royal house of Rabelaisia and he decides to go all out to reap a king-size profit!

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6. Episode Six

First Broadcast: Fri 23rd October 1959

Freddie is announced as a "national art treasure" and suddenly Archie realises the value of friends!

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7. Don't Put Your Nephew On The Stage

First Broadcast: Fri 30th October 1959

Archie has turned Freddie into a star but finds that fame does not always lead to fortune!

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8. The Case Of The Missing Aunt

First Broadcast: Fri 6th November 1959

Brough tries to emigrate to Australia under false pretences, but he and his crew soon realise that you can't pull the wool over the eyes of Australians!

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9. The Day We Fooled The Fuhrer

First Broadcast: Fri 20th November 1959

It's World War II and Archie, Brough and Dick are entertaining the troops but find themselves at war with England!

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10. Brough And The Bald-headed Bandit

First Broadcast: Fri 27th November 1959

A trip to the Wild West for Archie and sees them trying to sell hair restorer to the cowboys but can they cover all the wide open spaces?!

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11. The Man With The Golden Feet

First Broadcast: Fri 4th December 1959

Archie attempts to get Ray on Television but can only manage to get a part for his feet!

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12. Episode Twelve

First Broadcast: Fri 11th December 1959

When Archie runs away to start a literary group, Brough interferes and gets the book thrown at him!

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13. Episode Thirteen

First Broadcast: Fri 18th December 1959

When Archie decides he wants to become a doctor and take his exams, it looks like the patients have more chance of passing out than he has!

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14. Archie's Christmas Party

First Broadcast: Fri 25th December 1959

Archie has a Yuletide party and has friends and entertainers around.

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