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Nigel George Planer is a British actor, comedian, musician, novelist and playwright. He played Neil in the BBC comedy The Young Ones and Ralph Filthy in Filthy Rich & Catflap. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including original casts of Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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09 September 1990
Paul quarrels with his girlfriend Jane about when to start a family and Dr Eva Frankenstein comes ton
07 January 1984
Postman Bean is anxious to end his round early to catch a morning showing of 'The Sound of Muzak' at his local cinema.
31 March 2008
A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from the BBC to conquer Hollywood, but sadly the system quickly withdrew its support when they couldn't contain his talents.
01 January 1992
An English playwright sacrifices his health waiting for his play's make-or-break opening on Broadway.
26 May 2018
This documentary explores the legacy of one of the most notorious British sitcoms of all time. Launching alternative comedy onto our screens, the show made household names of its performers and writers and proved to be a huge influence, despite the BBC reportedly being baffled by what they'd commissioned back in 1982.
02 January 2009
Overview of Prog Rock history in the UK: Documentary about progressive music and the generation of bands that were involved, from the international success stories of Yes, Genesis, ELP, King Crimson and Jethro Tull to the trials and tribulations of lesser-known bands such as Caravan and Egg.
26 March 1988
Tourists arrive in Ibiza for the 'funseekers' package holiday. Jamie is upset when the annoying Tony moves into his room.
13 May 1993
Governor Wilkins brings rookie cop Lucille Bromley to see the imprisoned cannibal Dr Genghis in order to gain information about a serial killer.
31 January 1983
A motley band of suburbanites arrives at a summer school to simulate life in an Iron Age village. However, the village is right in the middle of a modern university campus which somewhat detracts from its air of authenticity.
11 February 1984
Teen-age gang leaders Passion and Little Sister are released from prison, only to find that their gang the Slags has disbanded due to a rival gang, the Hawaiians, who wear garlands and drink Pina Coladas.
12 October 2007
It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz.
20 February 1985
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel.
01 March 1990
In a monochrome city that is shamelessly London although everybody acts as if it is Rome, banker Aldo Vini is on the run from Mafia boss Corelli, from whom he has embezzled two million.
27 May 1993
Despite trying to cure himself with a hypnosis tape John Pettigrew is insanely jealous of his wife Jane Margory and convinced she is having an affair with her handsome water aerobics instructor.
14 January 1984
In rural England, school teacher Susie Darling is planning to leave her boring husband Martin for lusty mechanic Dave when she meets romantic former pop star Garry Dreadful, who has moved to the village to start a traditional farm and asks her to live with him.
22 February 1990
When American comic actor Steve 'Zoo Zoo Zoo Off Come My Pants' Wild arrives in Oxford to make a comedy film, his girlfriend Caroline goes behind his back to enroll in a poetry course.
12 October 2020
After twenty years as a struggling variety turn and then a prolific scriptwriter and television star, comic genius Marty Feldman found screen stardom with his very first Hollywood role in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein.
04 December 1997
Australian Diana Spencer wins a competition in a women's magazine, and as a prize gets a trip for two to London, where she wants to meet her idol and namesake, Princess Diana.
22 June 1995
When new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his unorthodox instruction methods raise eyebrows.
24 August 2007
Timely yet terrifying, The Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary.
30 December 1998
One-off late '90s comedy special from a cast full of up and coming comic actors and comedians.
01 January 1981
A tongue-in-cheek "behind the scenes" look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s, which '
08 February 2013
After a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of marriage unfolds, temptation and incompatibility put their relationship in jeopardy.
05 July 2013
Christopher Cowin is in his mid 30s, a family man who owns a small advertising agency. A court case he had recently lost has shown him the rich and powerful always win! That is why Christopher creates the website THE LIST.
24 June 1983
For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts.
03 October 2003
During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics.
28 December 2005
Colombian Luccio and his girlfriend Angie move into a respectable part of Berkshire, learning that Ron and Helen, the previous owners of their house, died mysteriously.
20 January 2016
Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News International and gets caught up in a seventies Watergate-style scandal.
28 October 2016
Following the death of their friend, two girls in their late twenties embark on a road trip to spread his ashes.
27 December 2023
imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exploring a brand of comedy based on satire, silliness and, above all, friendship.
03 November 2012
The cast and crew of The Comic Strip share anecdotes about the making of the show, recounting experiences marked by a playful disregard for health and safety.
23 October 1987
Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex & cohorts attempt to go on a rampage.
07 January 1987
A satire about three losers: a failed actor, his sleazy agent, and a permanently drunk bodyguard.
25 December 1992
Up in the frozen north of Lapland, Santa Claus recalls how his work began, how he first decided to bring toys and joys to kids around the world, how he met his helper elves, his errant flying reindeer, and embarked on his very first night's work delivering presents around the globe.
12 June 1998
During World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war.
24 December 2017
A girl rescues a rat which a malevolent salesman wants to turn into a burger and feed the local schoolchildren with.
09 November 1991
Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.
22 November 2004
The only word to describe the amazing duo of Rik Mayall and Adrian Edminson is genius. For the past 25 years they have provided us with some unforgettable programs that left us on the floor such as The Young Ones, The Dangerous Brothers and of course, Bottom.
02 October 1992
Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition.
16 October 1996
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food factory on the very meadow sold to them by Toad himself.
23 December 2022
Fifty years after her legendary brush with the wolf, an adult Red Riding Hood and her granddaughter face a new lupine problem.
23 October 1988
Miss Barwick is 90 years old. She has lived peacefully in the same house all her life - until a young property developer arrives at her front door to make her an offer .
29 August 1989
The untransmitted pilot of the failed American remake of The Young Ones
07 March 2010
Nigel Planer narrates a documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal from its humble beginnings in the industrialised Midlands to its proud international triumph.
20 May 1993
Music producer Arnold Silverstein is desperate for a song hit so when the Devil - a woman - supplies him with the answer to his dreams, a piece called 'Demonella' he is anxious to fulfill his part of the deal, to give the Devil his mother's secret recipe for chicken soup to serve her celebrity guests in Hell.
04 July 2005
A look back at the comedy series The Comic Strip Presents
14 July 2009
In How To Be Old, Nigel Planer's alter-ego Nicholas Craig, master of invention, theatrical historian and "absolutely bloody passionate" actor examines the intricacies, pitfalls and sheer gruelling hard work that goes into the art of being old.
29 November 2019
A double offering of heavy metal madness from The Comic Strip and Bad News.
08 November 1985
While taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl so that she'll go away on a trip with him as his girlfriend.
01 January 1983
Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to the fullest.
15 October 2011
The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film, penned by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, follows Prime Minister Tony Blair (Stephen Mangan), wanted for murder and on the run.
24 January 1983
A documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick up a schoolgirl groupie, and meet up with rock journalist Sally at a motorway service station where they argue about the cost of sausage and chips.
25 November 2024
Forty years on from the release of the hit single by charity supergroup Band Aid, this documentary ug
20 February 1988
Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners' strike.
12 April 1998
Four salesmen Alan, Ian, Steve and Tim are on their way to a conference where only one of them is guaranteed promotion.
04 January 2000
Salesmen Alan, Ian, Tim, and the pushy Tony are on a plane on their way to a sales conference. Alan joins the mile-high club with a model in the toilet but Tim is annoyed that he is two air miles short of joining the others in club class.
11 June 1983
A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard
27 February 1988
Four years after they were last the subject of a documentary, the heavy metal band Bad News get back together again for another film of their exploits, beginning with a reunion gig at the Flying Horse.
01 December 2017
Formerly successful rock band THE KINDNESS are trying to record a Christmas song for their comeback single.
08 February 1990
Two security van personnel plan to rob a bank in an attempt to raise enough cash to mount a rescue mission when a dictator invades the Falklands.
