The Incredible Mr Tanner

The Incredible Mr Tanner was a short-lived British television sitcom which aired on ITV in 1981. It was scripted by the writing team of Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer, a remake of their earlier series Kindly Leave the Kerb about second-rate escapologist Ernest Tanner with Brian Murphy replacing Peter Butterworth in the role. Actors who appeared in episodes of the series include Patsy Rowlands, Talfryn Thomas, John Forgeham, Bryan Coleman, Willoughby Goddard, Jesse Birdsall, Lionel Murton and Ray Barron. Main cast Brian Murphy as Ernest Tanner Roy Kinnear as Sidney Pratt Tony Melody as Archie Rosie Collins as Prudence Joseph O'Conor as Peregrine References