The Comedy Years 1984 (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, Comedy

The Comedy Years

1984 (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, Comedy

In 1984, as the miners' strike took over the news, political figures were on the receiving end of the most irreverent comedy series ever seen on TV at the time - Spitting Image. Plus, cult hits like The Young Ones and Alias Smith and Jones...See moreIn 1984, as the miners' strike took over the news, political figures were on the receiving end of the most irreverent comedy series ever seen on TV at the time - Spitting Image. Plus, cult hits like The Young Ones and Alias Smith and Jones battled it out in the TV schedules with mainstream shows like Russ Abbott's Madhouse. We also lost two comedy greats with the passing of Eric Morecambe and Tommy Cooper. See less

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Name	Known for
Hugh Bonneville Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Downton Abbey (2019)
Clive Anderson Self - Writer and Broadcaster Self - Writer and Broadcaster See fewer	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988)
Leslie Ash Self - Comedy Actress Self - Comedy Actress See fewer	British Men Behaving Badly (1992)
Bobby Ball Self - Comedy Duo Self - Comedy Duo See fewer	Cannon and Ball (1979)
Ninia Benjamin Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011)
Tommy Cannon Self - Comedy Duo Self - Comedy Duo See fewer	Cannon and Ball (1979)
Eric Chappell Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Singles (1988)
Andrew Collins Self - Television Critic Self - Television Critic See fewer	Not Going Out (2006)
Brian Conley Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Equilibrium (2002)
Barry Cryer Self - Comedy Writer Self - Comedy Writer See fewer	The Stanley Baxter Show (1963)
Jon Culshaw Self - Impressionist Self - Impressionist See fewer	Dead Ringers (2002)
Omid Djalili Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	The Mummy (1999)
Louise Gold Self - Puppeteer and Voice Artist Self - Puppeteer and Voice Artist See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Anil Gupta Self - Writer and Producer Self - Writer and Producer See fewer	The Office (2001)
Roy Hattersley Self - Former Labour MP Self - Former Labour MP See fewer	The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)
Sherrie Hewson Self - Comedy Actress Self - Comedy Actress See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Dom Joly Self - Creator, Trigger Happy TV Self - Creator, Trigger Happy TV See fewer	Trigger Happy TV (2000)
Shaparak Khorsandi Self - Comedian (as Shappi Khorsandi) Self - Comedian (as Shappi Khorsandi) See fewer	Have Heart (2021)
Steve Nallon Self - Puppeteer and Voice Artist Self - Puppeteer and Voice Artist See fewer	Spitting Image (1984)
John O'Farrell Self - Comedy Writer Self - Comedy Writer See fewer	Chicken Run (2000)
Nick Owen Self - TV Presenter Self - TV Presenter See fewer	All Quiet on the Preston Front (1994)
Neil Stacy Self / Robert Self / Robert See fewer	The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
Debra Stephenson Self - Impressionist Self - Impressionist See fewer	Bad Girls (1999)
Janet Street-Porter Self - Broadcaster Self - Broadcaster See fewer	The Full Wax (1991)
Joanna Van Gyseghem Self / Linda Self / Linda See fewer	BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Ann Widdecombe Self - Former Conservative MP Self - Former Conservative MP See fewer	Doctor Who (2005)

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