Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969–1974 · BBC One · 30 min · 4 seasons
S04E06 · Party Political Broadcast
Thu, 5 Dec, 11:00 pm
A spoof of British political-party broadcasts includes the finals of "the worst family in Britain" contest, a violent cricket match, and a housewife who revolutionized beekeeping.
About
And now for something completely different: Monty Python's Flying Circus was simply the most influential comedy program television has ever seen. Five Englishmen, all working under the constraints of conventional TV shows such as The Frost Report (for which the five Englishmen wrote), gathered together with an expatriate American in the spring of 1969 to break the rules. The result, first airing on BBC-1 on October 5, 1969, has influenced countless future men and women in the media and comedy since.
Episodes
- E01
The Golden Age of Ballooning
Thu, 31 Oct· 30 minThe surprising history of "The Golden Age of Ballooning" includes Ferdinand von Zeppelin's murderous insistence that his airship is not a balloon.
- E02
Michael Ellis
Thu, 7 Nov· 30 minIt's hard to get good service at the ant counter. Her Majesty visits an ant poetry reading. A toupee-less gentleman wants to complain about his ant.
- E03
Light Entertainment War
Thu, 14 Nov· 30 minHeroes of World War II can't decipher fighter-pilot banter. TV programming executives decide the public are idiots. A gentleman enjoys "woody" words.
- E04
Hamlet
Thu, 21 Nov· 30 minHamlet consults a psychiatrist. A boxer wins the championship despite his lack of a head. Queen Victoria pulls ahead in the Queen Victoria Handicap.
- E05
Mr. Neutron
Thu, 28 Nov· 30 minThe search for Mr. Neutron, who plans to dominate the world, stretches from a London suburb to the Yukon, and results in the destruction of earthly civilization.
- E06
Party Political Broadcast
Thu, 5 Dec· 30 minA spoof of British political-party broadcasts includes the finals of "the worst family in Britain" contest, a violent cricket match, and a housewife who revolutionized beekeeping.
Cast
John Cleese
Various Characters
Eric Idle
Various Characters
Terry Gilliam
Various Characters
Graham Chapman
Various Characters
Terry Jones
Various Characters
Michael Palin
Various Characters