The Interviews - Series 1, Episode 6 - Spike Milligan - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
The Interviews turns to comic genius Spike Milligan, telling the story of his life and career in his own words.
Further details
Spike Milligan was a truly unique comic genius who broke new ground with his brand of eccentric humour.
Thanks to legendary series like The Goon Show on radio and Q on television, Spike became one of the country's most surreal, influential and beloved comedy performers. But away from the camera or microphone, life was a different story and a combination of his career-spanning chat show appearances, interviews and performance archive tells his story in his words.
Broadcast details
Date
Wednesday 29th July 2015
Time
9pm
Channel
Length
60 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Dawn French | Narrator |
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Guest cast
| Spike Milligan | Self (Archive Material) |
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| Michael Parkinson | Self (Archive Material) |
| Russell Harty | Self (Archive Material) |
| Terry Wogan | Self (Archive Material) |
| Des O'Connor | Self (Archive Material) |
| Cliff Michelmore | Self (Archive Material) |
| Joanna Lumley | Self (Archive Material) |
| James Whale | Self (Archive Material) |
| Huw Wheldon | Self (Archive Material) |
| Michael Barrymore | Self (Archive Material) |
| Clive James | Self (Archive Material) |
Production team
| Mike Williams | Series Producer |
|---|---|
| John Quinn | Executive Producer |
| Iain Coyle | Executive Producer |
| Sean Doherty | Executive Producer |
| Nigel Alred | Edit Producer |
| Dan Ablett | Editor |