Bob Spiers
Director
The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)
Season 5
The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip Presents... which was labelled as an example of alternative comedy. The core members are Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson, Jennifer Saunders and Alexei Sayle with frequent appearances by Keith Allen, Robbie Coltrane and others.
Released Nov. 2, 1982
Episode 35 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.surreal, tmdb.parody, tmdb.anthology, imdb.slapstick-comedy, imdb.comedy-team, imdb.parody, imdb.comedy-troupe + 8 more, imdb.british-comedy, imdb.alternative-comedy, imdb.actor-playing-multiple-roles, imdb.satire, imdb.1980s, imdb.written-by-star, imdb.satire-comedy, imdb.parody-comedy
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
In a sequel to The Bullshitters, Bonehead and Foyle are called in to solve a 70s-style murder. Unfortunately, so are 70s detectives Shouting George of The Weeney and Jason Bentley of Department Z, and 90s Northern detective Dave Spanker.
April 22, 1993, midnight
S5E2 - Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Beautiful space aliens on a mission to repopulate their planet use their feminine wiles to capture healthy, intelligent specimens of Earthmen as sex slaves. It's up to decidedly non-feminist secret agent James Blond to shut down the Space Rats' baby factory and free Earth men from unspeakable sexual oppression.
April 29, 1993, midnight
S5E3 - Queen of the Wild Frontier
Two escaped convicts hide in a country house owned by two women.
May 6, 1993, midnight
S5E4 - Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
In this none-too-subtle parody of the film The Silence of the Lambs, a rookie police cadet falls prey to the sexual allure of imprisoned cannibalistic serial killer Dr Ghengis; meanwhile, aspiring serial killer Gregory Dawson makes a video diary of his botched attempts to stalk and imprison a woman in his homemade torture chamber.
May 13, 1993, midnight
S5E5 - Demonella
A struggling music producer accepts a song from the Devil that is guaranteed to win him riches and fame. In exchange, he must obtain his mother's top-secret chicken soup recipe so the Devil can impress finicky dinner guests in Hell.
May 20, 1993, midnight
S5E6 - Jealousy
A jealous husband is consumed to the point of madness with suspicions about his wife's extracurricular activities.
May 27, 1993, midnight
Network: Channel 4
Episode Runtime: 35 min.
Season Runtime: 1094 min.
Released: Nov. 2, 1982
Last Air Date: May 27, 1993, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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