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Hippies

BBC Two (ended 1999)

Notting Hill Gate, London, the swinging sixties. Ray Purbbs is the editor of Mouth, a 'radical' underground magazine. Aided and often hindered by his colleagues Alex, Hugo and Jill, it's Ray's aim to change the world, which is a bold ambition for a man who still gets his mum to wash his pants.

Idealistic and clueless about how to do it, (but with clean pants) he doesn't get much help from his colleagues who appear to be clueless about everything.moreless
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Naked Video

BBC Two (ended 1991)

Naked Video was a BBC Scotland comedy series, broadcast between 1986 and 1991 on BBC2. it started life as a radio show on Radio Scotland called Naked Radio, starring Gregor Fisher, Andy Gray, Elaine C. Smith, Tony Roper, Jonathan Watson, John Sparkes, Kate Donnelly, Louise Beattie, Ron Bain, and Helen Lederer (although Lederer and Sparkes were not part of the radio version). The series was produced by Colin Gilbert and the script editor was Philip Differ.

Naked Radio proved to be a popular part of the local schedule, and in 1985 the cast successfully mounted the show on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Colin Gilbert realised that it had the visual potential for television and so Naked Video was born. Naked Video proved hugely popular with the viewing public and soared up massive audeince figures when first aired.moreless
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The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer

BBC Two (ended 1995)

British sketch comedy show
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Bang! Bang! It's Reeves and Mortimer

BBC Two (ended 1999)

Welcome to the Bang! Bang! It's Reeves and Mortimer guide at TV.com. British sketch comedy show
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Alexei Sayle's Stuff

BBC Two (ended 1991)

British surreal alternative comedy sketch show starring comedian Alexei Sayle.
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Harry Enfield's Television Programme

BBC Two (ended 1992)

Welcome to the Harry Enfield's Television Programme guide at TV.com.
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Operation Good Guys

BBC Two (ended 2000)

UK, BBC (Fugitive Group/BBC), Sitcom, colour, 1997 Starring: David Gillespie, Ray Burdis, Dominic Anciano A sparkling fly-on-the-wall documentary spoof, ostensibly covering a police action code-named 'Operation Good Guys'. The head of operations, DI Beach, has hand-picked his task squad from across the board, the team including his long-term sidekick DS Ash; armed-response expert Sgt de Sade; undercover drugs-squad man 'Bones'; deep undercover officer Gary Barwick; another undercover man, the 1960s-throwback and would-be rock musician 'Strings'; and naive new recruit Mark Kemp, who just happens to be the Commissioner's nephew. Beach has permitted a documentary unit to film every step of the operation, surmising that the successful outcome of the venture will reflect well upon him. But his faith is misplaced - the team is excruciatingly inept, bungling even the simplest of tasks and, embarrassingly, often embroiling famous faces in their foul-ups (including the Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman, and the businessman Victor Kiam, both of whom appeared in first-series episodes as themselves). The running joke at the start of the second series was that the squad hadn't been telegenic enough in the first and needed to sharpen up their act. They had also been demoted back into uniform following their all-too-public exposure. The third series saw the lads in ever more outrageous situations, the comedy venturing into areas of naked embarrassment - literally so in one edition, when the team were left to fend for themselves on a survival course. Peopled extensively by former alumnus of the Anna Scher acting school in London, Operation Good Guys was a marvellously inventive satire, overflowing with good ideas and memorable characters. Any thoughts that the initial premise might be too thin were dispelled by the creativity of the actors and the strength of the ongoing plot (which could have stood on its own without the fly-on-the-wall-film gimmick). The fact that the dialogue within the structured storylines was mainly improvised also added to the spontaneous, 'real-life' feel of the series. Executive producers Jim Beach and Geoffrey Perkins themselves turned up in episodes, Beach as the Commissioner, Perkins as the Head of Interpol. Production Details Written by: Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis, Hugo Blick Directed by: Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis, Hugo Blick Produced by: Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis, Hugo Blick 3 series, 19 episodes Transmitted: 1997-2000 TV Channel: BBC2 BBC Television Fugitive Group Productionsmoreless
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Fist of Fun

BBC Two (ended 1996)

Fist of Fun started life as a BBC Radio One series in 1993, written by comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. After the station moved away from the half hour comedy format, the show was commissioned as a television series, which began on BBC 2 in early 1995. Fist of Fun went out at 9pm on Thursday nights and was an immediate success, if not a ratings winner. Th second series was aired in the Friday night prime time lineup of BBC 2, coming up against Channel 4's Roseanne. Although Fist Of Fun perforemed relatively well in the ratings, the show suffered from lack of preparation, a slashed budget and poor promotion. The show was not given a third series, instead Lee and Herring went on to produce This Morning With Richard Not Judy for BBC 2.moreless
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Our Friends in the North

BBC Two (ended 1996)

Welcome to the Our Friends In The North guide at TV.com.

Our Friends in the North was a highly acclaimed nine-part BBC TV series about the lives and loves of four individuals from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne between 1963 and 1995. The series also examined sociological and political changes in England over the thirty year period. The principal characters were Nicky (Christopher Eccleston), Mary (Gina McKee), Tosker (Mark Strong) and Geordie (Daniel Craig). Other notable characters were Nicky's parents, Florrie and Felix (Freda Dowie and Peter Vaughan) and the ruthless Benny Barratt (Malcolm McDowell).

"Our Friends" was the biggest and most ambitious contemporary serial ever produced for BBC2. They spent all of their 1996 drama budget on the series. The eleven hours took forty weeks to film and features a cast of thousands, with 160 speaking parts and 3000 extras. The series was written by Peter Flannery and directed by Stuart Urban, Pedr James and Simon Cellan-Jones. Flannery adapted the series from a play he had written. The programme won many awards, including BAFTAs for Best Drama Serial and Best Actress (Gina McKee).

Producer Charles Pattinson said of the series: 'The heart of this magnificent tale is a simple story of four friends who grow up and apart and - albeit briefly - together again. It is the story of parents and their children, of families and generations torn apart. And it is the story of a passionate thirty year relationship between a man who dreams of changing the world and the woman he loves...'moreless
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This Morning with Richard Not Judy

BBC Two (ended 1999)
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The Crow Road

BBC Two (ended 1996)

This award winning, four part BBC series is an adaptation of Iain Banks' acclaimed novel. It all begins when History student Prentice returns home to attend his grandmother’s funeral. As the McHoan the family gathers together to mark the solemn occasion, old disagreements continue to fester and old acquaintances are renewed. Following the unexpected death of another close relative, Prentice begins to question the past: why did his Uncle Rory suddenly disappear and where did he go? Reading his Uncle Rory’s unpublished novel may provide the answers he is seeking but it also unearths some dark family secrets he didn’t bargain for.moreless
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Is It Bill Bailey?

BBC Two (ended 1998)

Is It Bill Bailey? was a 1998 show which featured musical comedian Bill Bailey performing songs, sketches, and stand-up routines. It was sadly cancelled after one series with no sign of a DVD release. But Bill Bailey has now gone on to become one of the country's best comedians, and no doubt this show will have had a big part in that.moreless
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Mastermind

BBC Two

British game show which ran from 1972 to 1997, then returned in 2003
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Joking Apart

BBC Two (ended 1995)

Welcome to the Joking Apart guide at TV.com British sitcom; pilot episode aired on July 12, 1991
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Incredible Games

BBC Two (ended 1995)

Incredible Games is a BBC children's game show that has teams of children competing in "Crystal Maze" style games in order to win the grand prize. The game begins when competitors access the tower through a talking lift called "Sam" (Gary Parker). As the children go up the lift, they compete in a number of games to reach the penthouse. Some of the games include "Dark Knight" (Simon Shelton), where competitors have to navigate a chess board without getting ambushed by The Dark Knight; "The Alphabet Soup" game, where after being "shrunk," children swim to find alphabet letters to create words and gain additional prizes and "The Victorian Schoolmaster" where contestant teams have to answer a series of questions correctly or get "gunged" by the schoolmaster's magic stick o'gunge. Once remaining competitors win a certain amount of games, they literally go through the penthouse roof and win the grand prize. moreless
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The Cops

BBC Two (ended 2001)

Welcome to the guide to The Cops at TV.com. Set in and around Stanton, a faceless and grim Northern enclave,The Cops depicts the daily grind for a group of policemen and women out on the beat as they interact, and sometimes clash, with the local community. From its lace-curtained semis to the altogether harsher environs of the brutal and drug-infested Skeetsmoor Estate, the town of Stanton sees a lot of crime, and not all of it is committed by the general public... Like The Bill before it, the series used revolutionary hand-held camera techniques to attain a sense of authenticity, and police officers were featured in every scene. A brave departure from the style of earlier BBC police drama series, the show abandoned the cosy camaraderie in exchange for an unremittingly grim view of both officers and the community they serve, and this helped it to win widespread critical acclaim (including two BAFTA awards).moreless
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The Mary Whitehouse Experience

BBC Two (ended 1992)

Quick paced comedy sketch show based on the original radio series of the same name. In each episode comedians Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Rob Newman and David Baddiel would perform a selection of character based and monologue based sketches with a general irreverent and sometimes risqué style of humour that was aimed at the younger generations. It's title was a cheeky nod to the real Mary Whitehouse who was a sometimes over-active 'clean-up TV' campaigner during the latter half of the 20th century. Memorable characters (some of which spun off onto other series) included a man afflicted with a speech impediment which caused him to always talk sarcastically, a group of people who suffer from RSS (Restricted Seriousness Syndrome), A man with 101 uses for milk and none of them are pleasant and the infamous 'History Today' series whose elderly presenter and his regular guest relentlessly insult each other by describing horrible things and saying "That's you that is!".moreless
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KYTV

BBC Two (ended 1993)

Welcome to the KYTV guide at TV Tome. See also the Radio Active guide.
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Come Outside

BBC Two (ended 1997)

Come Outside is an entertaining children's program produced by the BBC that offers life lessons through adventure and curiosity. Come Outside's main character, Auntie Mabel (Lynda Baron), along with her dog, Pippin, explore and explain aspects of everyday life - everything from how bricks are made and dandelions grow to the behavior and habits of hedgehogs, butterflies and frogs. Depending on the subject, Auntie Mabel and Pippin might climb into their spotted plane, a Slingsby T-67 Firefly. Each program begins with Auntie Mabel's signature phrase, "Hello Me Dears," and evolves into a fascinating look at how the world around us works, in ways that adults might not even ponder. Children will appreciate the exploits of Pippin, who is known to carry out acts of mischief during each program, such as the time she hides a bar of soap. Music is integral to Come Outside, with Auntie Mabel presenting a song that highlight's aspects of a show's particular subject. Clever and heartwarming, Come Outside helps children see life in new and different ways. moreless
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Rotten Ralph

BBC Two (ended 2001)

Rotten Ralph was a show based on a series of children's books written by Jack Gantos, about a cat called Ralph, who lived with his owner, Sarah, and her family. The trouble is that Ralph is Rotten! He loves playing tricks and practical jokes on his family and friends. Wherever he goes he causes trouble. Sarah knows how rotten he is, but despite this, she loves Ralph, and could never be without him.moreless
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