The Comic Strip Presents
A series of self contained television movies starring performers from London's "Comic Strip" comedy club and their friends. Noted for a high sense of parody of previous movies, literature, and generally everyone in sight.
Genre: Comedy
Cast:Peter Richardson , Adrian Edmondson , Jennifer Saunders , Nigel Planer , Dawn French , Robbie Coltrane , Rik Mayall , Keith Allen , Steven O'Donnell , Kevin Allen , Jimmy Fagg , Daniel Peacock , Gary Beadle , Phil Cornwell , Alexei Sayle , Serena Evans , Doon Mackichan , Malcolm Hardee
S2.E1 ∙ Five Go Mad on Mescalin
On their way to stay with Mrs French at Hot Turkey Farm, the Famous Five hear on the radio their Uncle Quentin's escaped prison. Arriving at the farm they're appalled to meet the vulgar millionaire, Mr Budweiser and his spoilt son, Willy. Julian and Dick are so incensed, they sleep outdoors where they spy 2 heavies being secretly villainous. The trail leads to Love Island, where they discover Uncle Quentin and his boyfriend Toby.
S2.E2 ∙ Dirty Movie
Postman Bean is anxious to end his round early in order to catch a morning showing of 'The Sound of Muzak' at his local cinema. However, he is unaware that the cinema manager Terry Toadstool is using this as a smoke screen to view a pornographic film and that Bean's wife, traffic warden Monica, is the star.
S2.E3 ∙ Susie
In rural England, school teacher Susie Darling is planning to leave her boring husband Martin for lusty mechanic Dave when she meets romantic former pop star Garry Dreadful, who has moved to the village to start a traditional farm and asks her to live with him.
S2.E4 ∙ A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Two students calling themselves Carlos and Miguel arrive in Spain dressed as gunslingers to live out their dream of being in a spaghetti Western. At a cafe in a remote town they meet two Australian girls who have picked up a scruffy hitch-hiker and a would-be rapist dressed as a matador.
S2.E5 ∙ Gino: Full Story and Pics
A hoodlum is turned in to a celebrity when he steals a cab and subsequent events are blown out of proportion by the media.
S2.E6 ∙ Eddie Monsoon, a Life
Eddie Monsoon is a South African entertainer who, following the failure of several pilot shows for TV in his homeland, faked his suicide, went to Brazil and then to England where he attracted notoriety with his explicit sex farces on the stage and shocking TV shows which even Channel 4 banned.
S2.E7 ∙ Slags
Teen-age gang leaders Passion and Little Sister are released from prison, only to find that their gang the Slags have disbanded due to rival gang, the Hawaiians, who wear garlands and drink Pina Coladas.
S2.E8 ∙ The Bullshitters: Roll out the Gunbarrel
Janie, daughter of Commander Jackson, the head of D15, has been kidnapped and there are only two men who can save her - former agents Bonehead and Foyle.
