Productions related to Hot Metal - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

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Drop The Dead Donkey. Image shows from L to R: Henry Davenport (David Swift), George Dent (Jeff Rawle), Helen Cooper (Ingrid Lacey), Sally Smedley (Victoria Wicks), Damien Day (Stephen Tompkinson), Gus Hedges (Robert Duncan), Joy Merryweather (Susannah Doyle). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions TV

Drop The Dead Donkey

Sitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner.

One Foot In The Grave. Image shows from L to R: Margaret Meldrew (Annette Crosbie), Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson). Copyright: BBC TV

One Foot In The Grave

The grumpy complainer and accident prone Victor Meldrew takes early retirement and finds he has far too much time on his hands. His long suffering wife and neighbours just have to grin and bear it.

John Sessions Radio

Electric Ink

Radio 4 sitcom set in a newspaper office that aims to satirise the world of modern journalism.

Nelson's Column. Copyright: BBC TV

Radio Active. Image shows left to right: Angus Deayton, Philip Pope, Helen Atkinson-Wood, Michael Fenton Stevens Radio

KYTV. Copyright: BBC TV

KYTV

Satirical sketch show based on radio series Radio Active, spoofing the newly launched Sky Television and its 24-hour news channel.

Radio 4 Radio

In The Red

Murder comedy in which BBC correspondent George Cragge investigates the killings of bank managers.

In The Red. Image shows from L to R: George Cragge (Warren Clarke), DCI Frank Jeferson (Alun Armstrong). Copyright: BBC TV

2point4 Children. Image shows from L to R: Bill (Belinda Lang), David (John Pickard), Ben (Gary Olsen), Jenny (Clare Buckfield). Copyright: BBC TV

2point4 Children

The Porters seem to be a perfectly average bunch - mum, dad, son and daughter. This family, however, are anything but ordinary.

Scoop. Digby Digworth (Shaun Williamson). Copyright: BBC TV

Scoop

Childrens' comedy series starring Shaun Williamson as Digby Digworth, the inept journalist of a local newspaper, The Pilbury Post.

Hacks. Image shows from L to R: Ho Chi Mao Feast (Eleanor Matsuura), Stanhope Feast (Michael Kitchen), Connor Feast (John Hopkins) TV

Hacks

Satire on the phone-hacking scandal set at a fictional newspaper where "any means necessary" doesn't begin to cover it.

Mr White Goes To Westminster. Ben White (Bill Paterson). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions TV

Alexei Sayle's Stuff. Credit: BBC TV

Drop The Dead Donkey. Image shows from L to R: Henry Davenport (David Swift), George Dent (Jeff Rawle), Helen Cooper (Ingrid Lacey), Sally Smedley (Victoria Wicks), Damien Day (Stephen Tompkinson), Gus Hedges (Robert Duncan), Joy Merryweather (Susannah Doyle). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions TV

Drop The Dead Donkey

Sitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner.