It's... The Monty Python Story
It's... The Monty Python Story
- TV documentary
- BBC Two
- 1999
- 1 episode
The ever-flamboyant Eddie Izzard searches for the roots of Monty Python's surreal humour. He's helped by the Pythons themselves and other interviewees. Features Eddie Izzard, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 1999
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Eddie Izzard, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Carol Cleveland, Frank Skinner and more
- Directors
- Elaine Shepherd
- Producers
- Elaine Shepherd
- Companies
The five surviving members of the Monty Python team - John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam - discuss the roots of the programme's bizarre humour.
Python devotees Robin Williams, Kevin Kline and Frank Skinner are among those paying tribute, in a documentary presented by Eddie Izzard.
Additional details
- Part of
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 9th October 1999 at 9pm on BBC Two
- Episode length
- 50 minutes
- All previous repeats
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- Sunday 21st June 2009 at 10:45pm on Gold
- Saturday 16th May 2009 at 9:45pm on Gold