On his first state visit to Germany as monarch last year, King Charles III cracked a joke only Germans would find funny.

In 1963, the English sitcom Dinner for One was recorded ... He wanted to record it in Germany but Freddie Frinton, who played the butler and owned the copyright to the show, initially refused ...

"Same procedure as every year James." Mulligatawny-what? Doesn't sound like a Swedish dinner! Well, it isn't! The actors May Warden and Freddie Frinton first performed Dinner for One in the British ...

I’ll explain: Dinner for One is a two-person comedy sketch written for the stage by English actor-writer Lauri Wylie. In 1963, the 18-minute skit was broadcast on West German TV, starring comedy ...

A once much-loved British comedy sketch has acclaimed cult status on the continent whilst fading into obscurity in its home nation. This is the story of Freddie Frinton and Dinner For One.