Count Arthur Strong
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 2013 - 2017
- 20 episodes (3 series)
TV sitcom following elderly, befuddled showbusiness character Count Arthur Strong and his friends. Stars Steve Delaney, Rory Kinnear, Zahra Ahmadi, Chris Ryman, Andy Linden and more.
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 1 - Count Arthur's House Of Horrors
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 19th May 2017
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Steve Delaney | Count Arthur Strong |
| Rory Kinnear | Michael Baker |
| Zahra Ahmadi | Sinem |
| Chris Ryman | Bulent |
| Andy Linden | John The Watch |
| Dave Plimmer | Eggy |
| Bronagh Gallagher | Birdie |
| Pandora Colin | Monica |
| Hermione Gulliford | Philippa |
| Toby Nash | Young Michael |
| Steve Delaney | Writer |
| Graham Linehan | Writer |
| Andrew Ellard | Script Editor |
| Graham Linehan | Director |
| Richard Boden | Director |
| Richard Boden | Producer |
| Richard Daws | Executive Producer |
| Jon Rolph | Executive Producer |
| Kate Daughton | Executive Producer |
| Tim Waddell | Editor |
| Jo Sutherland | Production Designer |
| Sarah Crowe | Casting Director |
| Bill Broomfield | Director of Photography |
| Lesley Hamon | Make-up Designer |
| Jon Boden | Composer |
| Jo Kennedy-Valentine | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Arthur the exorcist
Following a misunderstanding with Michael's agent, Arthur is enlisted to rid a haunted house of its supernatural occupants.
Featuring: Steve Delaney (Count Arthur Strong), Andy Linden (John The Watch), Dave Plimmer (Eggy), Bronagh Gallagher (Birdie), Pandora Colin (Monica) & Hermione Gulliford (Philippa).
Press
Count Arthur Strong review
Steve Delaney's hapless comedian is back for a third series, and its gleeful mix of visual gags and absurdist dialogue puts to bed the idea that he is ill suited to TV.
Tim Dowling, The Guardian, 20th May 2017Preview - Count Arthur Strong
While Mrs. Brown's Boys currently holds the title of the most divisive comedy in Britain, Count Arthur Strong surprisingly also seems to split opinion.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 19th May 2017Steve Delaney's catastrophically befuddled Count continues his welcome return and continues to make the life of Rory Kinnear's Michael a surreal misery. This week, Michael receives a summons for jury service, Arthur discovers the joy of doing good deeds and John the Watch runs into some of his old criminal associates, leading to a moment of sitcom genius comprising the exchange "Have they now?" "Yes." Looks nothing on paper but just you watch it.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 19th May 2017Count Arthur Strong will make you laugh & make you cry
Looking for something to make your Friday nights funny? The farce is Strong with this one...
Mark Braxton, Radio Times, 19th May 2017Is Count Arthur the comedy the BBC is looking for?
The BBC One sitcom has finally got a prime-time slot - and co-writer Graham Linehan could not be more delighted.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 18th May 2017TV show: Count Arthur Strong, BBC1
It's been a while since the last Count Arthur Strong series but the third run does not mark a significant change.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2017