Monty Python: Almost The Truth
- TV documentary
- Sky Arts / BBC Two
- 2009 - 2012
- 6 episodes (1 series)
40th anniversary documentary celebrating and exploring the story of the Monty Python comedy troupe "from start to finish". Features Danny Scheinmann, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and more.
Episode menu
BBC Edit - Monty Python: Almost The Truth - The BBC Lawyers' Cut
To commemorate the 'Ruby Jubilee' of Monty Python, this film (an edited version of the six-part DVD series) tells the story of the Pythons from start to finish.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 3rd October 2009
- Time
- 9:15pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 60 minutes
Press
A paltry hour-long documentary hardly seems enough to cover the history of a television legend on its 40th anniversary, but it's nice to have, nevertheless. The surviving members of Monty Python's Flying Circus happily reminisce about their time in the comedy group in a series of brand new interviews. There's nothing that's completely different here, but sometimes it's good to go over old ground.
Mark Wright, The Stage, 2nd October 2009