Slapstick and Old Lace is a British television sketch show which originally aired on ITV in 1971.
Starring Charlie Drake, it was his follow-up to his hit television comedy The Worker which had lasted from 1965 to 1970.
[1] Also appearing in the show were Anna Dawson and Henry McGee.
The title is a reference to the play Arsenic and Old Lace.
In 1976 Drake appeared in a stage show of the same name, which failed due to the extraordinary hot summer during which audience numbers dramatically fell.