 During the 1960s and 1970s, he was involved in shows for the BBC and Thames Television (as well as "Frankie Howerd Reveals All" for Yorkshire Television in 1980).Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote for him from 1964 to 1966 when he worked for the BBC and also for a one-off show for Thames, "Frankie Howerd meets the Bee Gees", shown on 20 August 1968.He was known for his seemingly off-the-cuff remarks to the audience, especially in the show "Up Pompeii!"