Series 1, Episode 5
Further details
Eponymous freak and everything-whisperer Monkey Trousers stands as an independent election candidate; Stanley McAlister off of Professional Footballers' Wives has been sold to a foreign club (in Wales); and estate agent Alasdair shuts a potential buyer in the shower.
Jimmy Savile destroys nosey Honker's only chance of happiness at the Sunshine Hospice Fun Run; the mission is aborted at the Geordie Space Centre due to Kev arriving in a frogman suit; and we learn of the Dorf face-care system, 'one of many ways for you to proceed'.
Voice-over man Dave uses every trick in the tobacconist's book to achieve vocal perfection; Mary uses reverse psychology to get some office workers to explode themselves; and the Croc Botherer meets a national park warden and gets some of his own nightmarish medicine.
Finally, "Windy" Dick Baker leaves his co-antiquarian Clive hanging; the Vicar appraises Revelation 1 with Calvinistical rigour; and Roy of Roy's Toys attempts unsuccessfully to flog a Lego set depicting, not Dumbledore in his office, but J. K. Rowling in her agent's office (with 'a tiny little enormous cheque in her hand').
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 17th June 2005
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- ITV
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Regular cast | |
|---|---|
| Vic Reeves | Various |
| Bob Mortimer | Various |
| Steve Coogan | Roy |
| John Thomson | Various |
| Mark Benton | Various |
| Tim Healy | Various |
| Alistair McGowan | Stanley |
| Ronni Ancona | Constance |
| Patsy Palmer | Various |
| Alex Lowe | Ted |
| Rebecca Front | Various |
| Neil Morrissey | Various |
| Matt Berry | Various |
| Joanna Bobin | Various |
| Guest cast | |
|---|---|
| Liz Smith | Various |
| Tony Way | Various |
| Chloe Okora | Various |
| Charlie Higson | Various |
| Nichola McAuliffe | Various |
| Nancy Sorrell (as Nancy Moir) | Various |
| Kate Russell | Various |
| Writing team | |
|---|---|
| Vic Reeves | Writer |
| Bob Mortimer | Writer |
| Simon Blackwell | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Jill Parker | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ian Brown | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Production team | |
|---|---|
| David Kerr | Director |
| Lisa Clark | Series Producer |
| Steve Coogan | Executive Producer |
| Henry Normal | Executive Producer |
Videos
The Geordie Space Centre
The Geordie's prepare to go in space... but there's a problem with one of the suits.
Featuring: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Mark Benton, Tim Healy.
Roy of Roy's Toys
Roy of Roy's Toys attempts unsuccessfully to flog a Lego set depicting, not Dumbledore in his office, but J. K. Rowling in her agent's office.
Featuring: Steve Coogan (Roy), Matt Berry.
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