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A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.
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A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.
Cast, crew and production details
John CleeseVarious / Announcer
Graham ChapmanVarious
Michael PalinVarious / "It's" man
Terry JonesVarious
Eric IdleVarious
Terry GilliamVarious
Ian Davidson
Connie BoothVarious
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
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Episode 1
Featuring Doug and Dinsdale Piranha, Face the Press and the Ministry of Silly Walks. Mrs G Pinnet buys a new gas cooker.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle
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Episode 2
Featuring the Spanish Inquisition, courtroom charades and a semaphore interpretation of Wuthering Heights.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric IdleGuest stars Marjorie Wilde
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Episode 3
Featuring the work of the poet Euan McTeagle, a psychiatrist milkman and some exploding animals. A television presenter suffers from a severe case of deja vu.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle
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Episode 4
More surreal humour from the Monty Python team. Sketches include The Architects, How to Recognise a Mason, Poets and the Chemist sketch.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle
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Episode 5
Featuring gameshow Blackmail, The Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and boxer Ken Clean-Air System.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric IdleGuest stars Connie Booth, Ian Davidson, Carol Cleveland, Lyn Ashley
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Episode 6
Featuring It's a Living and a school prize-giving. Timmy Williams presents a new chat show and the fate of the Silly Party hangs in the balance in an Election Night Special.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric IdleGuest stars Rita Davies
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Episode 7
Featuring the Attila the Hun Show, a rat catcher, a village idiot, some killer sheep and news for parrots.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle
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Episode 8
Featuring Mrs Beethoven, the Reverend Arthur Belling, some Australian Mosquito Hunters and a drink party with the Gits.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle
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Episode 9
Featuring a guide on how to recognise parts of the body, a singing policeman, an interview with a plastic surgeon, a camp soldiers' drill and the Verrifast Plane Company.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle
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Episode 10
Featuring a special report into the shooting of Scott of the Antarctic, from Paignton. Also, a man tries to purchase a fish licence.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric IdleGuest stars Lyn Ashley, Carol Cleveland
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Episode 11
Features gags and sketches such as Job Hunter, Railway Timetables, How Not to be Seen and Interview in a Filing Cabinet.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle
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Episode 12
The sketches in this episode include Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook, World Forum-Communist Quiz, Hospital for Over-Actors and Spam.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle
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Episode 13
Sketches in this episode include How to Feed a Goldfish, The Man Who Says Things in a Very Roundabout Way and Lifeboat.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle
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