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Monty Python and The Holy Grail – 1975

Film Spin Offs
Monty Python and The Holy Grail - 1975 The second of Monty Python’s films, released in 1975 and the first to feature completely original material.  Generally it’s a spoof of King Arthur’s quest to find the Hol...
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Monty Python’s Life Of Brian

Film Spin Offs
Monty Python's Life Of Brian - 1979 It's Good Friday, This Had To Feature On The Front Page! Perhaps the best remembered and best loved of the Python movies.  Life Of Brian was hugely controversial, but hyste...

Monty Python, Where Are They Now? Part 1

Entertainment
Monty Python, Where Are They Now? Once Upon A Time the six strong troupe became an institution with Monty Python being cited by some of the world's top comics as having influenced them.The show came to an ...

Les Dawson Has Something To Say…..

1960's ITV Comedy
Sez Les, 1969 - 1976 Sez Les was the TV show that firmly established Les Dawson’s reputation, running for over seven years  (11 series and 68 episodes) and bringing his humour to a wider viewing public.Sum...
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Fairly Secret Army

C4 Comedy
Fairly Secret Army, 1984 In Tribute To Geoffrey Palmer Whilst Fairly Secret Army was not a spin off from Reginald Perrin, many people felt that the main character was similar to Jimmy in the popular TV ser...
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Sherlock Holmes, But Not As We Know It

General Film
The Strange Case Of The End Of Civilization As We Know It, 1977 The Guinness World Records  consistently lists Sherlock Holmes as the "most portrayed movie character" so it's no surprise thst there should be a...
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Monty Python Take A Look At Life

General Film
Monty Python's Meaning Of Life, 1983 Surreal, bizarre, call it what you will, but only Monty Python could get away with it, yes it's the fourth of the Monty Python films The Meaning Of Life.  Tackling the subj...

Fawlty Towers, Communication Problems

1970's BBC Comedy
Fawlty Towers, Communication Problems, 1979 Fawlty Towers remains one of Britain's most beloved sitcoms, even if it is over forty years since it ended.Everybody has a favourite episode and this has to be o...

How To Irritate People

USA in the UK
How To Irritate People, 1968 How To Irritate People was a one off TV show made in 1968.  It featured a host of top class writers and was the brainchild of David Frost.The show was made in the UK for the Am...