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1997-2000
BBC TELEVISION
PAUL WHITEHOUSE & CHARLIE HIGSON

 
BACKGROUND

One of the best comedys to come out of the BBC for a long time. Created by Paul Whitehouse
and Charlie Higson, it was designed to be a quickfire series of skits with the most bizzare
characters such as Ron Manager and Rollie Birkin QC. 

The sheer talent from the actors involved is incredible and it is hard to pick out a favourite
comedian from this pool of greatness. 
The series ran for three seasons and I think it is fair to say that the later episodes may have
lacked some of the freshness and creativity of the first and second series. This could have been
due to longer sketches and the fact that it was trying to be too clever for it's own good with
the emphasis on catchphrases over constructive comedy. 
This does not mean it was bad later on,quite the opposite in fact as it was still a hell of better
than most series in recent years.


 
CAST
PAUL WHITEHOUSE 
CHARLIE HIGSON 
SIMON DAY 
MARK WILLIAMS 
CAROLINE AHERNE 
JOHN THOMSON 
ARABELLA WEIR