The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
This documentary explores the legacy of one of the most notorious British sitcoms of all time. Launching alternative comedy onto our screens, the show made household names of its performers and writers and proved to be a huge influence, despite the BBC reportedly being baffled by what they'd commissioned back in 1982. Never before had a flagship comedy show contained so much violence, depravity and anarchy - it was a shot across the bow to mainstream comedians that things would never be the same again.
Ratings
IMDb8.3/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Sean DohertyDirector
Cast
- Clive AndersonCast
- Mark ArdenCast
- Ed ByeCast
- Adrian EdmondsonCast
- Ben Elton(Archive Footage)
- Stephen FrostCast
- Nick HelmCast
- Richard HerringCast
- Charlie HigsonCast
- Paul JacksonCast
- Elis JamesCast
- Mark LawsonCast
Stills
Themes
behind the scenesmaking oftalking headsitcom1980s