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.
Production
BBC executives genuinely baffled by what they'd funded.
Acting
The cast's unhinged commitment to absolute chaos.
Director
Sean Doherty
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show's title came from a 1961 Cliff Richard film — an irony absolutely no one missed.
This basically blueprinted what would become Adult Swim and every chaotic anti-sitcom since.
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