The Comic Strip Presents... 1
1982-11-02 | Comedy | 5 episodes10 Seasons
Episode
Five Go Mad in Dorset (1982)
Julian, Dick, George, and Anne are four children with a taste for adventure, as well as for lashings of ginger beer. They set out on a bicycle ride through the country, having picnics aplenty and exposing heinous crimes such as homosexuality.
Directed By
- Bob Spiers
Writer
- Peter Richardson
War (1983)
It's 1985 and the Communist Warsaw Pact countries have seized control of England. A young married couple retreats to a countryside cottage, but they soon find themselves hopelessly separated and swept up in the chaos of a war-torn nation
Directed By
- Bob Spiers
Writer
- Pete Richens
The Beat Generation (1983)
A group of Beatnik artists and poets convene for a weekend of debauchery, destructive behavior, and clever conversation at the house of naive young wannabe Desmond while his parents are out of town.
Directed By
- Bob Spiers
Writer
- Pete Richens
Bad News Tour (1983)
Fifth-rate heavy metal band Bad News is the subject of a rock documentary. Band members Vim Fuego, Den Dennis, Colin Grigson, and Spider Webb take to the road in search of lager, gigs, and schoolgirls.
Directed By
- Sandy Johnson
Writer
- Adrian Edmondson
Summer School (1983)
Summer school students taking a course on the Iron Age construct a primitive village in the center of a university campus, where they must learn to fend for themselves without modern conveniences.
Directed By
- Sandy Johnson
Writer
- Dawn French