{{Short description|1967 British TV comedy series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Use British English|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox television | image = Mickey_Dunne_TV_Still_(1967).png | caption = Annette Andre and Dinsdale Landen | runtime = 50 minutes | producer = John Frankau | starring = Dinsdale Landen | country = United Kingdom | language = English | company = BBC Television | first_aired = {{Start date|1967|5|8|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|1967|8|7|df=y}} | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 13 }} '''''Mickey Dunne''''' is a 1967 British television comedy series produced by the BBC.<ref name="BBC">{{Cite web |title=Mickey Dunne |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=first&q=%22mickey+dunne%22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219184721/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=first&q=%22mickey+dunne%22 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 February 2025 |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=BBC Programme Index}}</ref><ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=Mickey Dunne |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150236068 |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref> It ran for one series of 13 episodes.
==Synopsis== The programme stars Dinsdale Landen as Mickey Dunne, a 28-year-old cockney wide boy, gambler and womaniser who lives on his wits, loosely styled on the title character of the 1966 Michael Caine film ''Alfie''.
''The Radio Times'' described Dunne as: "a loner and a loser, but without bitterness. He always bounces back like a rubber ball after every disaster. Mickey’s got just one problem: his heart’s too big."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=4 May 1967 |title=Mickey Dunne |journal=Radio Times |issue=}}</ref>
==Cast== Each self-contained episode featured a different supporting cast, with several well-known actors appearing including Michael Balfour, Nigel Davenport, Clive Dunn, Liz Fraser, Judy Geeson, Georgina Hale, John Junkin, Julian Orchard and Penny Spencer.<ref name="BBC"/>
==Episodes==
# "Big Fleas, Little Fleas" # "If Anyone Calls – I'm in the Doghouse" # "The Tar Baby" # "My Pal Fred" # "Yes – But Can He Go The Distance?" # "No Flowers by Request" # "Come on in, the Water's Fine" # "A Handful of Coloured Chalks" # "Over the Hill" # "The Hon. Bird" # "The Stationary Tenants" # "You Scratch My Back, I'll Scratch Yours" # "Are there any More at Home Like You?"
== Production == Because of the for the time risqué subject material the programme was broadcast in a late evening slot: 9:40–10:30pm.<ref name="BBC" />
The theme song was recorded by Vince Hill.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Vince |title=Roses Of Picardy / Mickey Dunne |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/13389632-Vince-Hill-Roses-Of-Picardy-Mickey-Dunne |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=Discogs |date=1967 }}</ref>
== Archive status == The TV archive organisation Kaleidoscope lists all episodes as lost.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mickey Dunne |url=https://www.tvbrain.info/tv-archive?showname=%22mickey+dunne%22&type=lostshow |access-date=30 September 2023 |website=TV Brain}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|tt0272401|Mickey Dunne}}
Category:1960s British sitcoms Category:1967 British television series debuts Category:1967 British television series endings Category:English-language British television shows Category:BBC television sitcoms Category:Lost BBC television shows