Charlie Drake Knocked Unconscious During Live TV Broadcast

Filming of the Charlie Drake Show by the BBC was cut short by a serious accident that occurred in 1961, during a live transmission. Drake had arranged for a bookcase to be set up in such a way that it would fall apart during a slapstick sketch in which he was pulled through it. It was later discovered that an over-enthusiastic workman had "mended" the bookcase before the broadcast. The actors working with him, unaware of what had happened, proceeded with the rest of the sketch which required that they pick him up and throw him through an open window. Drake fractured his skull and was unconscious for three days. It was two years before he returned to the screen.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Charlie
• Drake
• Show
• Accident
• BBC
• 1961
• bookcase
• unconscious
• slapstick

[Duarte332]

Haha " oh no they tossed him out the window" lmao

[Factnotfictionpeople]

Ah, the good old days......

[ifedthehorse]

So let me get this straight, did they throw him out of the window by any chance?

[gypmeister52]

I'm sorry but that is fucking classic, they K.O him then throw him out of a window

[paddy9i99]

Tossed him out the window

THOUGHTLESS FUCKING WANKERS

[lolopopied]

lol.. no they picked him up and tossed him out a window... LMAO!