Heroes of Comedy titles
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.
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Series 2, Episode 4 - The Goons
A tribute to the comic genius of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine, who worked together as The Goons.
Further details
Celebration of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Michael Bentine, and Harry Secombe, the ground-breaking comics whose wacky radio programme The Goon Show changed the course of British humour and won them a place in the nation's cultural landscape. With contributions by John Cleese and Eric Sykes.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 7th May 1997
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 14th May 2010 | 10:50pm | More4 |
| Friday 24th September 2010 | 10:00pm | More4 |
| Saturday 2nd October 2010 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 2nd July 2011 | 1:20am | More4 |
| Saturday 23rd July 2011 | 6:00pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 24th July 2011 | 2:00pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 21st October 2011 | 11:15pm | More4 |
| Saturday 22nd October 2011 | 2:30am | More4 |
Cast & crew
| Eric Sykes | Self |
| John Cleese | Self |
| Michael Palin | Self |
| Rory Bremner | Self |
| Eddie Izzard | Self |
| Jonathan Miller | Self |
| Harry Secombe | Self |
| Denis Norden | Self |
| Denis Healey (as Lord Healey) | Self |
| Spike Milligan | Self |
| John Browell | Self |
| Richard Lester | Self |
| Janet Brown | Self |
| Ruxton Hayward | Self |
| Terry Pratchett | Self |
| Dennis Main Wilson | Self (Archive Material) |
| Jimmy Grafton | Self (Archive Material) |
| Peter Sellers | Self (Archive Material) |
| Michael Bentine | Self (Archive Material) |
| John Fisher | Writer |
| Larry Stephens | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Eric Sykes | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Thomas Atkinson (as Tom Atkinson) | Director |
| John Fisher | Producer |
| Norma Farnes | Associate Producer |
| Mark Sangster | Editor |
| Brian Larkin | Animation |