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Series Four - 1988 (Channel 4)
The Strike
Al Pacino and Meryl Streep star as Arthur Scargill and his wife in an overly dramatised Hollywood epic about the 1984 miners' strike.
Starring:
Peter Richardson as Pacino
Jennifer Saunders as Meryl
Alexei Sayle as Paul
Dawn French as Verity / Old Lady / Celebrity
Nigel Planer as Bernard / Old Man / Camp Actor 1
Robbie Coltrane as Goldie / Dutch Celebrity
Adrian Edmondson as Adrian / Slim / Policeman
Rik Mayall as Speaker / Hunchback
Written and Directed by:
Peter Richardson and Pete Richens
Note: This episode won the Golden Rose and Press Award at the Montreux Festival.
More Bad News
Five years after their far-from-amicable break-up, the members of heavy metal band Bad News reunite when they are offered a record deal and a chance to play the festival at Castle Donington.
Starring:
Adrian Edmondson as Vim Fuego
Rik Mayall as Colin Grigson
Nigel Planer as Den Dennis
Peter Richardson as Spider Webb
Jennifer Saunders as Sally
Dawn French as Rachel
Anthony Head as Recording Studio Engineer
Written and Directed by:
Adrian Edmondson
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Two boozers who run the Dreamy time Escort agency are in for the night of their lives when they accept a job to "take out" popular TV entertainer Nicholas Parsons.
Starring:
Rik Mayall as Dreamy time Escort
Adrian Edmondson as Dreamy time Escort
Peter Cook as Mr Jolly
Peter Richardson as Mr Lovebucket
Nicholas Parsons as Himself
Jennifer Saunders as Monica
Dawn French as Mrs Cooper
Written by:
Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall and Roland Rivron
Directed by:
Stephen Frears
The Yob
A trendy music video director has his brain crossed with that of a football hooligan in a freak accident resulting when he mistakes a cerebral teleportational machine for a portable toilet. He begins a slow and painful transition from artsy high-fashion connoisseur to violent Neanderthal thug, finding himself physically incapable of suppressing his new-found urges to drink lager and vandalise public lavatories. This episode pays tribute to David Cronenberg's film classic The Fly.
Starring:
Keith Allen as Patrick
Antonio as Handsome Man
Dave Atkins as Charlie
Debbie Benson as Victoria
Adrian Edmondson as Michael
Written by:
Keith Allen and Daniel Peacock
Directed by:
Ian Emes
Didn't You Kill My Brother ?
Carl Moss, a convicted murder, is released early from prison and is confronted by his brother who framed him.
Starring:
Alexei Sayle as Carl / Sterling Moss
Beryl Reid as Mrs Moss
Pauline Melville as Pauline Sneak
Peter Richardson as Mr Chipstick
Benjamin Zephaniah as Rufus
Zoe Nathenson as Anita
Written by:
Alexei Sayle, Pauline Melville and David Stafford
Directed by:
Bob Spiers
Funseekers
A social loser goes to a sleazy holiday resort in Spain for under-30s.
Starring:
Keith Allen as Kevin
Kevin Allen as Keith
Kathy Burke as Charlotte
Katrin Cartlidge as Maria
Elaine Collins as Scots Girl
Liz Crowther as April
Written by:
Doug Lucie and Nigel Planer
Directed by:
Baz Taylor
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