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Series Two - 1983 (Channel 4)
Five go mad on Mescalin
Child adventurers Julian, Dick, George, Anne, and their dog Timmy return to the countryside for the holidays, only to learn that Uncle Quentin, the well known scientist and homosexual, has escaped from prison. The children set out to unlock the mysteries of Love Island.
Starring:
Adrian Edmondson as Dick
Dawn French as George
Peter Richardson as Julian
Jennifer Saunders as Anne
Written by:
Peter Richardson and Pete Richens
Directed by:
Bob Spiers
Dirty Movie
A theatre owner waits for the mail to deliver his dirty movie.
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane as Chief of Police
Rik Mayall as Toadstool
Adrian Edmondson as Bean
Dawn French as Monica
Jennifer Saunders as June
Nigel Planer as Nigel
Peter Richardson as Peter
Written by:
Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall
Directed by:
Sandy Johnson
Susie
A lascivious schoolteacher has grown hopelessly bored with her bland small-town existence. Her world takes a sudden turn, however, when a wealthy, impetuous pop star moves to town to get a taste of country life. Suddenly, she must choose between her tedious but adoring husband, her indifferent but steady lover, and this intriguing, unpredictable new man in her life.
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane as Gerald
Adrian Edmondson as Martin
Dawn French as Susie
Nigel Planer as Dave
Peter Richardson as Gary
Jennifer Saunders as Lorna
Written by:
Peter Richardson and Pete Richens
Directed by:
Bob Spiers
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Carlos and Miguel are Englishmen obsessed with the mystique of the Old West-- would-be gunmen ever in search of a brawl. Travelling the countryside by public rail on a fantasy holiday, in costumes straight out of a Spaghetti Western, they hook up with spunky Australian tourists, a hippie hitchhiker, and a mass murderer who works in an abattoir but dresses as a matador.
Starring:
Keith Allen as Mr Bastardos
Adrian Edmondson as Billy
Dawn French as Jackie
Rik Mayall as Carlos
Nigel Planer as Paul
Peter Richardson as Miguel
Jennifer Saunders as Shona
Written by:
Peter Richardson, Pete Richens and Rik Mayall
Directed by:
Bob Spiers
Gino: Full Story and Pics
A small-time thief on the run from the law is pursued by overzealous police officers masquerading as milkmen and postmen, framed for murder by a homicidal housewife, and built up by the media to sound like an infamous criminal mastermind. Every step he takes carries
him further into a life of crime, and it looks like there's no way out for Gino, but when he teams up with a gutsy typist on the run from her own un-fullfilling life, the two of them may find a way to turn the media attention to their advantage.
Starring:
Keith Allen as Gino
Robbie Coltrane as Max
Adrian Edmondson as Gordon / Bill
Dawn French as Fiona / Frances
Rik Mayall as Tim
Peter Richardson as Milk Policeman
Jennifer Saunders as Angie
Written by:
Peter Richardson and Pete Richens
Directed by:
Bob Spiers
Eddie Monsoon, A Life
Relentless alcoholic, drug addict, and fame-obsessed TV personality Eddie Monsoon is the subject of a Channel 4 expose that looks back over his life and loves, while he lies bedridden in a rehab hospital.
Starring:
Tony Bilbow as Himself
Adrian Edmondson as Eddie Monsoon
Dawn French as Veronica
Peter Richardson as Tiny Townsend
Jennifer Saunders as Doreen
Michael White as Himself
Peter Woods as the Interviewer
Written by:
Adrian Edmondson
Directed by:
Sandy Johnson
Slags
Feared street leaders Passion and Little Sister are released from prison, whereupon they learn that their gang the Slags has disbanded during their incarceration, having been driven out of its territory by rival gang The Hawaiians. Bent on revenge, they reunite the Slags for a rumble with The Hawaiians to reclaim their turf. This grim tale set in a bizarre, apocalyptic world is West Side Story with a gruesome twist.
Starring:
Mark Arden as Hula
Lee Cornes as Arch Crippledick
Steve Dixon as Boy Madness
Adrian Edmondson as Ace
Dawn French as Passion
Anthony Head as Ricki
Nigel Planer as Marlon
Peter Richardson as Squealer
Jennifer Saunders as Little Sister
Written by:
Jennifer Saunders
Directed by:
Sandy Johnson
The Bullshitters: Roll out the Gunbarrel
Bonehead and Foyle reunite to find the police chief's kidnapped daughter.
Starring:
Keith Allen as Bonehead
Peter Richardson as Foyle
Robbie Coltrane as Commander Jackson
Alana Pellay as Herself
Written by:
Peter Richardson and Keith Allen
Directed by:
Stephen Frears
The Supergrass
Feature Film - 1985 (103 mins)
In an effort to impress the girl of his dreams, compulsive liar Dennis Carter contrives a far-fetched story, professing his involvement in an international drug ring. When the police take his claims seriously, he finds there are considerable benefits to the pampered life of a supergrass.
Starring:
Adrian Edmondson as Dennis Carter
Jennifer Saunders as Lesley
Peter Richardson as Harvey Duncan
Robbie Coltrane as Troy
Nigel Planer as Gunter
Keith Allen as Wong
Dawn French as Andrea
Written by:
Peter Richardson and Pete Richens
Directed by:
Peter Richardson
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