The Comic Strip Presents...
- TV comedy drama
- Channel 4 / BBC Two / Gold
- 1982 - 2016
- 41 episodes (5 series)
Periodic series of satires and spoofs that helped bring alternative comedy to the mainstream and forge a comedy reputation for then-new Channel 4. Stars Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson, Jennifer Saunders and more.
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1986 Specials, Episode 1 - Consuela
A man brings his pretty new wife back to his ancestral home but she soon runs into trouble with the housekeeper, who seems to resent her.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 1st January 1986
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 45 minutes
Cast & crew
| Dawn French | Consuela |
| Jennifer Saunders | Jessica |
| Adrian Edmondson | John |
| Peter Richardson | Julio |
| Rik Mayall | Richard |
| Helen Atkinson-Wood | Miranda |
| Serena Evans | Bumble |
| Robin McCallum (as Robin Lermitte) | Tom |
| Rupert Vansittart | Jeremy |
| Mollie Maureen | Mrs Tattle |
| Harriet Thorpe | Jane (London) |
| Lyn Rees | Local 1 |
| Rodney Lovick | Local 2 |
| Dawn French | Writer |
| Jennifer Saunders | Writer |
| Stephen Frears | Director |
| Peter Richardson | Producer |
| Michael White | Executive Producer |
| Elaine Taylor | Producer |
| Geoff Hogg | Editor |
| Fiona MacKenzie | Editor |
| Simon Brint | Composer |
| Michael Buchanan (as Mike Buchanan) | Production Designer |
| Richard Geere | Composer |