Help. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Peter (Chris Langham). Copyright: BBC
Help
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2005
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Paul Whitehouse plays a range of clients visiting Chris Langham's psychiatrist. Also features Alison King.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2005
- Channels
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 6 (1 series)
- Stars
- Paul Whitehouse, Chris Langham and Alison King
- Writers
- Chris Langham, Paul Whitehouse and John Morton
- Director
- Declan Lowney
- Producer
- Jane Berthoud
- Companies
With rarely more than 2 characters on screen at any one time, Paul Whitehouse plays every patient to Chris Langham's psychiatrist, as Help takes a comical look at the world of psychiatry.
In September 2007 co-writer and co-star Chris Langham was jailed for downloading indecent videos of children from the internet. During his trial, Langham used the excuse that he was developing a paedophile character for Help called Pedro whose catchphrase was to be "I'm only a minor offender". However, when Whitehouse took to the witness stand he said he was not aware of any such character. Full story
Additional details
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 27th February 2005 at 9:30pm on BBC Two