The Comic Strip Presents...

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A series of self-contained television movies starring performers from London's "Comic Strip" comedy club and their friends. Noted for a high sense of parody of previous movies, literature, and generally everyone in sight.

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15 Episodes

The Comic Strip
E1
The Comic StripA tongue-in-cheek "behind the scenes" look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s, which gave rise to 'The Comic Strip Presents'
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
E2
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the GunbarrelBonehead and Foyle reunite to find the police chief's kidnapped daughter. A parody of The Professionals.
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
E3
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)In this parody of Rebecca a young bride arrives at her husband's vast estate to find that she is left to fend for herself, at the mercy of a mysterious and sinister Spanish maid who she suspects does not have her best interests at heart.
Private Enterprise
E4
Private EnterpriseWhen a toilet paper delivery van driver and small-time con man chances upon a demo tape by a defunct no-name band, he decides to pass himself off as a rock musician, in his most enterprising money-making scheme yet.
Red Nose of Courage
E5
Red Nose of CourageJohn Major rises above his humble beginnings as a mediocre clown in a circus family when he sets out to pursue his dream of becoming a Tory bureaucrat and forges a career in the political circus. Torn between two worlds, his life becomes a balancing act.
The Crying Game
E6
The Crying GameAll Roy Brush wants is to be the greatest footballer in the world. When he rises to national hero status after saving a young man from drowning and secures a European Cup Final trophy for England, it seems the sky's the limit to the fame he can achieve. But one painful secret and one astute newspaper reporter from The Scum stands between him and his goal.
Wild Turkey
E7
Wild TurkeyA turkey that's about to become Christmas dinner takes hostages.
Four Men in a Car
E8
Four Men in a CarFour salesmen Alan, Ian, Steve and Tim are on their way to a conference where only one of them is guaranteed promotion. There is much bickering, Steve is perpetually sick and gets put in the boot, the C.D. player jams and they have a run-in with a Range Rover driver. When the car breaks down in a snow storm they wind up in a deserted cottage with a shotgun-wielding, diabetic woman.
Four Men in a Plane
E9
Four Men in a PlaneSalesmen Alan,Ian,Tim and the pushy Tony are on a plane on their way to a sales conference. Alan joins the mile high club with a model in the toilet but Tim is annoyed that he is two air miles short of joining the others in club class. On arrival in North Africa they decide to charter a plane rather than face a fifteen hour coach journey to the conference.
The Comic Strip: A Retrospective
E10
The Comic Strip: A RetrospectiveComprising of interviews with Dawn French, Adrian Edmondson, Peter Richardson, Alexei Sayle, Nigel Planer, Pete Richens, Lenny Henry, Leslie Philips, Julie T Wallace, Gary Beadle and Phil Cornwell, about their Comic Strip experiences.
...Sex Actually
E11
...Sex ActuallyThe neighbours in a seemingly quiet street may be more than they at first appear.
The Hunt for Tony Blair
E12
The Hunt for Tony BlairThis 'Fifties Fugitive' movie,a clever pastiche of monochrome British B films,opens with the police arriving to arrest prime minister Tony Blair for murder - well,he did allow himself to be abducted by a thug called George Bush and collude in murdering a bunch of Afghans. Aided by Barbara Windsor, Blair goes on the run but none of his peers will give him sanctuary.
First Laugh on Four Part 1
E13
First Laugh on Four Part 1The cast and crew of The Comic Strip look back at how the group drew the attention of the fledgling Channel 4 producers, and won airtime on its opening night.
First Laugh on Four Part 2
E14
First Laugh on Four Part 2The cast and crew of The Comic Strip look back at how the group drew the attention of the fledgling Channel 4 producers, and won airtime on its opening night.
Five Go to Rehab
E15
Five Go to RehabSet against a backdrop of rolling hills and ruined castles, the Five have failed to live up to their puritanical ideals and must now confront today's modern world.