Leslie Phillips plays a sex addict in 1973 BBC primetime. They really got away with this.
30 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestHenry appears to have worn himself out, and turns to a regular flame for some assistance. But when her wrestling husband returns home early, Henry's relegated to the wardrobe...
Casanova '73 was a short-lived British sitcom broadcast on BBC1 in 1973. It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and starred Leslie Phillips as Henry Newhouse.
Writing
Galton & Simpson doing sex comedy—genius meets naughty.
Acting
Leslie Phillips weaponizes his own sleazy charm.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired between Dad's Army and Steptoe—Galton & Simpson's 'respectable' reputation let them smuggle pure filth onto primetime BBC.
Leslie Phillips spent decades escaping this typecast; ironically, his Harry Potter death scene made him beloved by millennials who never saw this.
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