JIMMY JAMES, JIM AND JOHN CASEY, THE ANIMALS IN THE BOX ROUTINE 1959

This is from Bill Lyon Shaw's The Big Show, the opening night of the new regional ITV station Tyne Tees launched in 1959.

[@christopherlawley1842]

Lost count of how many times I've watched this. So well written and performed

[@christopherlawley1842]

+1

[@toxophillus72]

Great sketch, goes back to the time when we were able to laugh at ourselves.

[@jackywhite880]

Classic sketch. But the TV of the time? Patronising or what?