Heroes Of Comedy (1995)
- TV documentary
- Channel 4
- 1995 - 2003
- 33 episodes (6 series)
Long-running documentary series looking at some of the greatest and most famous names in British comedy.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - A Special Tribute To... Frankie Howerd
Fans, colleagues and friends pay tribute to the great comic Frankie Howerd. Includes contributions from the likes of Barry Cryer, Eric Sykes and Cilla Black.
Notes
Produced as the first in a 5-part series, this episode was the only one broadcast. The other 4 - and a fifth - eventually made it to screen more than 9 months later. This episode was repeated during that run, being the fifth of six episodes shown, on 10th November.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 1st January 1995
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Clive Anderson | Self |
| Barry Cryer | Self |
| Cilla Black | Self |
| Craig Ferguson | Self |
| Eric Sykes | Self |
| Ned Sherrin | Self |
| Nicky Campbell | Self |
| Madeline Smith | Self |
| Frankie Howerd | Self (Archive Material) |
| John Fisher | Writer |
| Iain McLean | Director |
| John Fisher | Producer |
| Mark Sangster | Editor |