When is a British comedy legend not a British comedy legend? The answer, as far as the case of Freddie Frinton is concerned, is when you are British and a comic legend in most places except Britain..

Freddie Frinton as elderly butler, James (picture: NDR) Dinner for One was produced by German television station Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in 1963 but used an English setting, script and cast.

The British comedy sketch beloved in Europe that's virtually unknown here: Freddie Frinton's 1963 skit Dinner For One sees comic play butler who gets drunk at birthday party - and is broadcast ...

A short, slapstick comedy called "Dinner for One: has almost inexplicably is a staple of German television on New Year's Eve.

Freddie was a comedy genius and the timing in this film is perfect. He doesn’t miss a beat.” Dinner for One will be shown twice and paired with Buster Keaton films.

A comedy featuring a British music hall star that enjoys cult status in Germany is to receive its UK premiere more than 50 years after it was made. Dinner for One - staring Freddie Frinton - was ...

Dinner for One is shown every New Year's Eve in Germany – and it's nothing short of an institution. The Local spoke to the son of Freddie Frinton, who plays James in the sketch, to find out what ...

NELSON: The two characters, played here by the late British comedians Freddie Frinton and May Warden, are at a 90th birthday dinner Miss Sophie throws for herself and four of her former beaus. But ...

Frinton was born in Hainton Avenue, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, the illegitimate child of a seamstress, Florence Elisabeth Coo, and was brought up by foster parents. He started working in a Grimsby ...

As far as the basic details about the life and career of Freddie Frinton are concerned, they fit the familiar pattern for northern comedians of his era. It is a tale of tough beginnings and ...

Dinner for One - staring Freddie Frinton - was filmed by a German TV company in 1963. It has been shown every New Year's Eve on German TV since 1972, winning it a place in the Guinness Book of ...