The Mary Whitehouse Experience. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, David Baddiel, Steve Punt, Rob Newman. Copyright: BBC
The Mary Whitehouse Experience

The Mary Whitehouse Experience

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Two
  • 1990 - 1992
  • 13 episodes (2 series)

Topical TV comedy show based on the radio series of the same name. Starred double acts Punt & Dennis and Newman & Baddiel. Stars David Baddiel, Rob Newman, Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt and Melanie Hudson

The Mary Whitehouse Experience. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, David Baddiel, Steve Punt, Rob Newman. Copyright: BBC
Genre
Sketch Show
Broadcast
1990 - 1992
Channels
BBC Two
Episodes
13 (1 pilot + 2 series)
Creator
Bill Dare
Stars
David Baddiel, Rob Newman, Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt and Melanie Hudson
Writers
David Baddiel, Rob Newman, Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt
Director
Marcus Mortimer
Producers
Marcus Mortimer and William Sargent
Companies

The Mary Whitehouse Experience was a topical comedy show starring David Baddiel, Robert Newman, Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt. It began on radio in 1988, before transitioning to television in 1990. The show mixed stand-up comedy monologues with sketches and impressions.

The most famous sketch from the show is History Today. Newman & Baddiel play two old historians, who discuss an important historical issue in a very childish fashion.

More about The Mary Whitehouse Experience

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Theme tune: Jack to the Sound of the Underground by Hithouse.

Website links

  • The Mary Whitehouse Experience - Fan Site
    A fan made website about The Mary Whitehouse Experience. Features a number of audio clips from the radio series.
  • Jump The Shark
    An entry for The Mary Whitehouse Experience on Jump The Shark (a website on which people vote as to whether TV shows and films carried on past their best). At the time of writing, most users on the site have voted that this program has not 'jumped'.
  • Radio Ha Ha
    An article about The Mary Whitehouse Experience mainly focusing on the radio series, but with some extra interesting background.
  • IMDb
  • Wikipedia

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 30th November -0001 on BBC Two
Last new broadcast
Monday 30th November -0001 on BBC Two

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