Playbox (1955)

GB · 45 min · September 21, 1955 · 8 seasons

• Family

Directed by: Vere Lorrimer, Leonard Chase, Gerald Wiltshire, Graham Gauld

Written by: Eric Allen, Edward Barnes, Douglas Camfield, Vere Lorrimer, Max Marquis

Playbox used to alternate weekly with Crackerjack both hosted by Eamon Andrews. Whereas Crackerjack was set in a theatre with an audience, Playbox was studio based with quizzes and games plus the animated cartoon Bengo about a pet puppy and the drawings of Tony Hart