Whoops Apocalypse - ITV1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Whoops Apocalypse. Image shows from L to R: President Johnny Cyclops (Barry Morse), Premier Dubienkin (Richard Griffiths), Kevin Pork (Peter Jones). Copyright: London Weekend Television

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

1982

Channel

ITV1

Episodes

6 (1 series)

Stars

Barry Morse, John Barron, Ed Bishop, Richard Griffiths, Alexei Sayle, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Jones, Richard Davies and more

Writers

David Renwick and Andrew Marshall

Director

John Reardon

Producer

Humphrey Barclay

Company

It is election year on both sides of the Atlantic and with the world in a state of nuclear jumpiness, US president Johnny Cyclops is currently as popular as rabies. His chances of re-election are threatened by two major crises - one in Russia and another in the Middle East. Guided by his fanatical security advisor, The Deacon - a man with a personal hotline to God - Cyclops realises there is only one option if he is to save the economic stability of Western civilisation and, more importantly, his job...

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First broadcast

Sunday 14th March 1982 at 10pm on ITV1