A British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
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- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes aired
- 25
- Latest aired
- S04E07
- Total runtime
- 12h 30min
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 January 1989 – February 1989 6 episodes
- Season 2 March 1990 – April 1990 6 episodes
- the show was away for 1 year and 9 months
- Season 3 January 1992 – February 1992 6 episodes
- the show was away for 3 years
- Season 4 February 1995 – April 1995 7 episodes
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S04E01 All We Gotta Do
February 12 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie welcome John Bird and Jane Booker to their sketch show. Featuring Hugh's protest song 'All We Gotta Do'.
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S04E02 Steffi is an Angel
February 19 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
Anne Charleston, Kevin McNally and Fiona Gillies join in the fun with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. A man recounts a childhood memory to his therapist and Hugh sings about his love for Steffi Graf.
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S04E03 Barman
February 26 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
A man confides in a barman about the state of his marriage, while contestants try to keep it clean on game show parody 'Don't Be Dirty'.
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S04E04 Soccer School
March 5 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
Stephen and Hugh rap, and wash their hair.
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S04E05 Tribunal
March 19 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
A dilemma with a wasp’s nest and a parody of the Oprah Winfrey show that resounds with pointless applause.
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S04E06 The Duke of Northampton
March 26 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
A visit to the national finals of the Young Tory of the Year competition and a parody of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads series.
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S04E07 Sophisticated Song
April 2 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
A school teacher sets up a new religion, a father tries to talk sense into his son who has played truant for years, and Stephen recites a monologue very quickly.