The Complete and Utter History of Britain 55 years old
The Complete And Utter History Of Britain was a 1969 television comedy sketch show. It was created and written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones between the two series of Do Not Adjust Your Set. It was produced for and broadcast by London Weekend Television but was not shown in other ITV regions. The idea was to replay history as if television had been around at the time. Sketches included interviews with the vital characters in the dressing-room after the Battle of Hastings, Samuel Pepys presenting a TV chat-show and an estate agent trying to sell Stonehenge to a young couple looking for their first home. Seven programmes were written and produced, but LWT amalgamated the first two episodes into a single "stronger" episode, resulting in a six-part series. For many years the entire series was believed to have been wiped. However, copies of the first two episodes have now been found, as have the complete first two episodes as produced. As of June 2008, none are known to have been repeated on television or released on DVD. Terry Jones has expressed dissatisfaction with the show, complaining after a showing of surviving episodes that the pacing was off and the soundtrack all wrong.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Palin He was 25 , now 80 years old | |
| Diana Quick She was 22 , now 77 years old | |
| Terry Jones He was 26 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Colin Gordon He was 57 , 61 years old when he died | |
| Roddy Maude-Roxby He was 38 , now 94 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Humphrey Barclay Production He was 27 , now 83 years old | Producer |
| Michael Palin Writing He was 25 , now 80 years old | Writer |
| Terry Jones Writing He was 26 , 77 years old when he died | Writer |
The Complete and Utter History of Britain (55 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1969-01-12
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 6
