Kevin Turvey - The Man Behind The Green Door. 'Himself' (Rik Mayall). Copyright: BBC
Kevin Turvey - The Man Behind The Green Door

Kevin Turvey - The Man Behind The Green Door

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 1982
  • 1 episode

Mockumentary spin-off from sketch show A Kick Up The Eighties, seeing Rik Mayall in his Kevin Turvey guise. Also features Robbie Coltrane, Gwyneth Guthrie, Adrian Edmondson and Roger Sloman.

Kevin Turvey - The Man Behind The Green Door. 'Himself' (Rik Mayall). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1982
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
1
Stars
Rik Mayall, Robbie Coltrane, Gwyneth Guthrie, Adrian Edmondson and Roger Sloman
Writers
Rik Mayall and Colin Gilbert
Producers
Colin Gilbert and Sean Hardie
Company

Mock documentary following Redditch-based investigative reporter Kevin Turvey.

From his home life with his mother and their lodger to conducting research at the library, we follow a week in the life of the Midlands' finest journalistic mind.

Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 13th September 1982 at 9pm on BBC Two
Episode length
40 minutes