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Holy Flying Circus BBC4 9 pm

  • 19-10-2011 6:44pm
    #1
    mike65
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    Holy Flying Circus


    Comedy drama, based on the controversy that surrounded Monty Python's Life of Brian on its release in 1979. As a campaign to ban the film gathered momentum, John Cleese and Michael Palin defended their work by participating in a live TV debate against Malcolm Muggeridge and the Bishop of Southwark - but the programme did not go according to plan. Darren Boyd and Charles Edwards star alongside Steve Punt, Rufus Jones, Tom Fisher, Phil Nichol and Stephen Fry.
    Category General Movie/Drama
    Director Owen Harris
    Producer Kate Norrish, Polly Leys
    Writer Tony Roche
    Cast
    John Cleese Darren Boyd (IMDB)
    Michael Palin Charles Edwards (IMDB)
    Graham Chapman Tom Fisher (IMDB)
    Terry Jones Rufus Jones (IMDB)
    Terry Gilliam Phil Nichol (IMDB)
    Eric Idle/Disciple/Rabbi Steve Punt (IMDB)
    Barry Atkins Simon Greenall (IMDB)
    US news reporter/BBFC rep Robin Sebastian (IMDB)
    Nun/Montage woman Belinda Wilson-Stewart (IMDB)
    Black Panther/Montage man Micah Balfour (IMDB)
    Harry Balls/News vendor Paul Chahidi (IMDB)
    Prod person/Sam Lowry Ian Bonar (IMDB)
    PA to Head of Rude Words Selina Griffiths (IMDB)
    Alan Dick/Desmond Lovely Jason Thorpe (IMDB)
    Dog walker/Petitioner Geoff McGivern (IMDB)
    Andrew Thorogood Mark Heap (IMDB)
    BBC Head of Rude Words Alex MacQueen (IMDB)
    Gareth Nice/Angry viewer David Birrell (IMDB)
    Bernard Barnard QC Rupert Vansittart (IMDB)
    Richard Klein Martin Marquez (IMDB)
    Malcolm Muggeridge Michael Cochrane (IMDB)
    BBC Head of Firing/Cabbie Kim Wall (IMDB)
    Mervyn Stockwood Roy Marsden (IMDB)
    Archbishop of York James Laurenson (IMDB)
    Tim Rice Tom Price (IMDB)
    God Stephen Fry (IMDB)

    Followed by the original TV debate from 1979

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asUyK6JWt9U


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqAHHhr7vmU


Comments

  • #2
    mike65
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    Bump this is on again tomorrow at 9 pm. It was hilarious.


  • #3
    losthorizon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭losthorizon


    Watched this last night. One of the most original, funny and entertaining pieces I have seen in a long time. For anybody who missed it watch it as you missed something special.


    Its bound to be repeated as it was on BBC 4. Funny to see Michael Palins wife as a man in drag.


  • #4
    ScrubsfanChris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    As a film, its so close to being perfect, but there are some points where they push the jokes to far.

    The portraits are fantastic though....


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