Innovative and influential, and originally envisaged as children’s show, Do Not Adjust Your Set was a madcap early-evening comedy sketch show that quickly acquired a cult following with Swinging Sixties adults, who rushed home from work to see it. Written by and starring Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, with great performances and additional material by David Jason and Denise Coffey, it also provided an early showcase for the hilarious animations of Terry Gilliam, and the brilliantly bizarre musical antics of the legendary Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. In the final episodes of the first series, the the cast seems thoroughly at ease with each other, delivering both slapstick and cerebral sketches with smooth efficiency, including a terrific ‘Art Gallery’ sketch, with a Gumby-esque Terry Jones exhibited as a living art work. The British classic system is also in evidence in the casting of the ‘How to Fall Over’ sketch, wherin we see Oxford graduate Palin delivering the smooth monologue, while poor commoner Jason is asked to take many a rough demonstrative tumble for the cameras.
Innovative and influential, and originally envisaged as children’s show, Do Not Adjust Your Set was a madcap early-evening comedy sketch show that quickly acquired a cult following with Swinging Sixties adults, who rushed home from work to see it. Written by and starring Michael Palin, Terry Jone...
Enslaved by the invading Roman army, Hengist Pod and Horsa are sent to Ancient Rome to be auctioned off ñ that is until they hatch a plan to escape. In their bid to free themselves from captivity Hengist finds himself confused for a gladiator and becomes drafted into Cleopatraís private guard. Me...
Comedy about a tough luxury line skipper who receives five odd replacements just as he casts off on a Mediterranean cruise.
