Typical John Bird and John Fortune one off piece of late night satire, this time on the subject of death. John Laurie, Peter Powell, Ron Brown,...
UK / BBC2 / 6×30 minutes / 2 January – 6 February 1975 Thursdays at 9.00pm Writers: Eleanor Bron, John Fortune, John Bird (episode 1) /...
A Very Long Way From Anywhere: With a new job and a fresh start in life, Dr Stephen Daker’s enthusiasm knows no bounds until he meets his...
We Love You, That’s Why We’re Here: Stephen is filled with panic and terror when Jock gives him the prime job on the first day of term....
Wives of Great Men: Stephen has a problem on his hands when his diagnosis of Professor Furie’s illness meets with violent opposition from the patient himself. Show...
Black Bob’s Hamburger Suit: Bob tries to enlist Stephen’s help in a doubtful research project which he sees as the answer to all his problems. The result,...
Contact Tracer: Stephen and his colleagues have a crisis on their hands when an epidemic hits the campus. Trying to trace the source proves as difficult as...
The Hit List: When the Vice Chancellor tries to involve the medical practice in another of his schemes, Stephen and Jock decide he must not succeed. Show...
Catastrophe Theory: A 25% cut in funding causes hysteria within the University, with the Vice Chancellor and the medical practice doing their utmost to keep their jobs....
Bremner, Bird And Fortune was a long running mixture of satire, sketches and impressionism fronted by Rory Bremner, John Bird and John Fortune. A regular part...
Satirical thriller serial. BBC radio crime correspondent George Cragge tries to track down a serial killer who is targeting bank managers, the killer kept Cragge informed...
In one off comedy The Melting Pot, two illegal immigrants from Pakistan arrive in England via Amsterdam and move into lodgings run by an Irishman. This...
Comedy drama series. Idealistic Doctor Stephen Daker begins working in the medical block of Lowlands University and is soon beset by chaos and strange happenings. A...
Chambers was a sitcom set in a legal office with satiricist John Bird heading a great cast. Bird plays the unscrupulous barrister John Fuller-Carp. He is...
Sitcom If It Moves, File It detailed the exploits of two devious civil servants, Quick and Foster. The two men are obsessed with secrecy and are...