The Baldy Man (original) (raw)

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1995 Scottish TV series or programme

The Baldy Man
Created by Philip Differ
Starring Gregor Fisher Andy Gray Helen Lederer Ford Kiernan
Country of origin Scotland
Original language English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 13
Production
Running time 30 minutes per episode
Original release
Network ITV
Release 13 April 1995 (1995-04-13) –24 December 1998 (1998-12-24)

The Baldy Man is a television series starring Gregor Fisher, a Scottish comedian. It was broadcast in two series totalling thirteen episodes on ITV, screening in 1995 and 1998,[1] and produced for Carlton Television by Working Title Films. Both series were also broadcast in full on Russian channel TB6 Moscow.

The character's chief attributes were his comb over hairstyle as well as his bumbling nature and plump figure. The series was produced and directed by Colin Gilbert who worked with Fisher in Scotland's well known situation comedy Rab C. Nesbitt among many others. It was written by Philip Differ who was the script editor on Naked Video. The character first appeared in a series of sketches in the BBC Scotland show Naked Video (1986-1991),[1] as well as in a memorable TV commercial for Hamlet cigars.

The series featured cameos by a number of well-known performers such as Helen Lederer, Joanna Kirkland, Lionel Blair, Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Iain Cuthbertson and John Grieve.

Series One:

  1. New Look / Delegate - first broadcast: 13/04/1995
  2. Keep Fit / Ill - first broadcast: 27/04/1995
  3. D.I.Y. / Reunion - first broadcast: 16/08/1995
  4. Tearoom / Pets - first broadcast: 25/08/1995
  5. Bath / Referee - first broadcast: 30/08/1995
  6. Hair / Crime - untransmitted in UK, but was shown in Russia

Series Two:

  1. Mother's Day / Smell - first broadcast: 11/09/1997
  2. Goldrush / God - first broadcast: 15/10/1997
  3. Barbecue / China Doll - first broadcast: 22/10/1997
  4. Chauffeur of the Bride / Back Window - first broadcast: 26/10/1997
  5. Casualty / Baby Sitting - first broadcast: 25/11/1997
  6. Jigsaw / Murder - first broadcast: 17/12/1997
  7. Litter Avenger / Aliens - first broadcast: 24/12/1998

DVD and VHS releases

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The complete series has been released on DVD as a two disc boxset in Germany from Pidax Entertainment. However, there as of yet have been no immediate plans so far to release the series onto DVD in Britain. The first two episodes were released on a video entitled Introducing...The Baldy Man on 9 October 1995. There were no further releases of the series, however, advertisements to promote a further 2 VHS releases for episodes 3-6 were featured on the tape.[_citation needed_]

The character was also the star of a series of humorous television commercials for Hamlet cigars.[2]

  1. ^ a b The Baldy Man at The British Sitcom Guide
  2. ^ Photobooth.net | Photobooths in Commercials : Hamlet Cigars