End of Part One - Episode 8 - Rare UK comedy series

LWT comedy sketch show from 1980, spoofing television personalities and programmes of the day. It has a similar style of humour to other comedy series such as Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Stars Sue Holderness (before she became famous as "Marlene" in Only Fools and Horses), Fred Harris (from Play School), Denise Coffey (from Do Not Adjust Your Set), Tony Aitken, David Simeon and Dudley Stevens.

It was written by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall, who also wrote the Radio 4 sketch series The Burkiss Way and sketches for Not the Nine O'Clock News.

Directed by Geoffrey Sax (later directed the movie White Noise) and produced by Humphrey Barclay (also produced Do Not Adjust Your Set).

It was originally shown on a Sunday afternoon next to children's programmes, has never been released on video and is now mostly forgotten. (This video will be removed from Youtube if either it is released on DVD, or if I am contacted directly by LWT requesting such an action be taken).

Broadcast date: 12th October 1980 on London Weekend Television. Episode 8 of 14 (the first episode of the 2nd series).

SPOILERS: Includes parodies of: LWT ident, Party Political Broadcast, LWT continuity, Nationwide (with John Stapleton, Sue Lawley, Frank Bough, Dilys Morgan and Michael Barratt), Decision 79 (with David Dimbleby, Robert McKenzie and Robin Day)

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• end of part one
• eopo
• lwt
• itv
• comedy
• sketch
• sue holderness
• marlene
• fred harris
• monty python
• flying circus
• pythonesque
• satire
• parody
• spoof
• david renwick
• andrew marshall
• only fools and horses
• burkiss way
• 1980
• 1981
• 1970s
• 1980s
• seventies
• eighties
• uk
• british
• outtakes
• lwt ident
• party political broadcast
• lwt continuity
• nationwide
• John Stapleton
• Sue Lawley
• Frank Bough
• dilys morgan
• michael barratt
• decision 79
• david dimbleby
• robert mckenzie
• robin day

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[peakproductionsuk]

This is brilliant! Can't believe it's so unknown. especially as fifteen years later Chris Morris would take exactly the same formula to great success with "The Day Today". I think Chris MUST have watched this while growing up and loved what he saw.

Which means, in a way, we have "End Of Part One" to thank for Alan Partridge!

This is as funny as anything on today, and the political stuff still seems totally relevant to today's issues. Timeless stuff.

[MagnusVideos]

Very effective and cheap comedy from 15mins to 16 mins...nicely done.

[newstarcadefan]

I somehow thing that a show like this could had been a hit localized in other countries. However, I think at least here in America it might have had a difficult going.

[Gary190tube]

@weegiebam yeah I agree :-)

[weegiebam]

this is surprisingly good, cheers

[fraserkatie]

My friend appears in this episode as a schoolboy in the report that Denise Coffey spoofs! He's the one in the front with the other schoolboy and the adult that is dressed up pretending to be a schoolboy.

He's wearing a blue spotted tie that was his drama school tie.