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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Series 3, Episode 1 - The Strike
A young and innocent man from the Welsh Valleys pens a script about the miners' strike. When success comes calling, he and the script get the Hollywood treatment.
Notes
A Comic Strip Ltd Film.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 20th February 1988
- Time
- 10:50pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 75 minutes
Cast & crew
| Peter Richardson | Pacino |
| Jennifer Saunders | Meryl |
| Alexei Sayle | Paul |
| Dawn French | Verity |
| Dawn French | Old Lady |
| Dawn French | Celebrity |
| Nigel Planer | Bernard |
| Nigel Planer | Old Man |
| Nigel Planer | Camp Actor 1 |
| Robbie Coltrane | Goldie |
| Robbie Coltrane | Dutch Celebrity |
| Adrian Edmondson | Adrian |
| Adrian Edmondson | Slim |
| Adrian Edmondson | Policeman |
| Keith Allen | Film Executive |
| Keith Allen | Camp Actor 2 |
| Keith Allen | Architect |
| Keith Allen | Celebrity |
| Rik Mayall | Speaker |
| Rik Mayall | Hunchback |
| Ronald Allen | Prime Minister |
| Kevin Allen | Various |
| Katrina Mansoor | Tammy |
| Derren Nesbitt | Chauffeur |
| Derren Nesbitt | McGregor |
| Steven O'Donnell | Gerry |
| Steven O'Donnell | 2nd Man |
| Steven O'Donnell | Picketer |
| Daniel Peacock | Workman 1 |
| Pete Richens | Workman 2 |
| Peter Richardson | Writer |
| Pete Richens (as Peter Richens) | Writer |
| Peter Richardson | Director |
| Michael White | Executive Producer |
| Chris Brown | Producer |
| Geoff Hogg | Editor |
| John Ebden | Production Designer |
| Richard Niles | Composer |