Summary A look back at how comedy has shaped and defined a changing Britain. This episode looks at 1979, with stars of comedy past and present looking back on the year that gave us our first female Prime Minister in Margaret Thatcher and a return to political satire with shows like Not The Nine O'Clock News. The episode also looks at the northern club scene which dominated TV screens at the time with the likes of The Cannon and Ball Show and the stand-up series The Comedians.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Jon Culshaw Hugh Bonneville Debra Stephenson Shaparak Khorsandi
Genres : Comedy Documentary
Release date : Apr 18, 2019
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Shiver
Summary A look back at how comedy has shaped and defined a changing Britain. This episode looks at 1979, with stars of comedy past and present looking back on the year that gave us our first female Prime Minister in Margaret Thatcher and a return to political satire with shows like Not The Nine O'Clock News. The episode also looks at the northern club scene which dominated TV screens at the time with the likes of The Cannon and Ball Show and the stand-up series The Comedians.
Genres : Comedy Documentary
Release date : Apr 18, 2019
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Shiver
