Curry and Chips
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Curry and Chips is a controversial 1969 British sitcom that satirically tackled race and immigration issues through broad, often offensive humor.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television sitcom ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ITV network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Kevin O’Grady
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mr Paki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
racial stereotypes
ⓘ
use of racial slurs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Johnny Speight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1969 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| format | half-hour episodes ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ sitcom ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
factory life
ⓘ
immigrant workers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
prejudice
ⓘ
racism ⓘ workplace conflict ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being pulled from repeat transmission due to controversy
ⓘ
satirical treatment of race and immigration ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
immigration issues in Britain
ⓘ
race relations in Britain ⓘ |
| productionCompany | London Weekend Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| starring |
Eric Sykes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Roderick NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Rossington NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Kydd NERFINISHED ⓘ Spike Milligan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wanda Ventham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1969 ⓘ |
| usesHumorStyle |
broad humor
ⓘ
offensive humor ⓘ |
| writer | Johnny Speight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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