The comic strip presents red top promotional pictures the. Great turns from maxine peake as rebekah brooks, nigel planer as rupert murdoch and others provide lots of lols especially the scene set. Working title london, 7th september 2015 gold, the nations favourite comedy channel today announced it will exclusively premiere the latest comic strip extravaganza from the mastermind of peter richardson with the comic strip presents. Meet the characters of red top the comic strip presents. The comic strip also made two feature films, the supergrass and eat the rich, that saw. Uktv have today released promotional pictures for the new comic strip presents episode. The facts of the phone hacking scandal were stranger than fiction surely a film is in the works somewhere. Red top, a reimagining of the phone hacking scandal set in a 1970s boogie nightsstyle parallel universe, with maxine peake playing rebekah brooks as an. Read all about it how the comic strip turned the phone hacking scandal into comedy gold maxine peake, stephen mangan and the other cast of red top open up on their 70sinspired take on news. The comic strip presents the complete collection dvd region 2 dvd directed by peter richardson, robbie coltrane, keith allen, and adrian edmondson starring dawn french, robbie coltrane, rik. The comic strip presents redtop tv movie 2016 imdb. While the initial glory days of the series happened in the 80s, in recent years it has undergone something of a revival.
Jul 30, 2016 live nation presents p diddys bad boy family reunion tour chicago download comic book. Introduction to the comic strip presents youtube channel duration. Comic strip presents red top flamehaired rebekah brooks hitchhikes from warrington to london where media tycoon rupert murdoch immediately makes her ceo of tabloid paper the sun, edited by andy coulson affording her absolute power. Subscribe to uktv for more clips from gold and our network of channels including dave, watch and really. The more i can get on official release the better and this official release is extremely welcome. Johnny vegas, alexei sayle, harry enfield, james buckley and john sessions also star in the film alongside eleanor matsuura. The first episode was five go mad in dorset, a parody of the famous five. Executive producers are peter richardson and nick smith for great western features, and simon lupton for uktv. A ninedisc region 2 dvd set, the comic strip presents. Subscribe to uktv for more clips from gold and our network of. Red top starts wednesday 20th january from 10pm on gold. Oct 10, 2007 and so the comic strip presents was born.
They are known for their television series the comic strip presents. Between 1982 and 1993 five series were produced, as well as four specials and three feature films. The comic strip presents sid mayall in red top 20th january 2016 20th january 2016 mayallonline tonight sees the tv debut of the 42nd comic strip presents film the first to be screened since crap monday and keeneyed viewers will. There was a lovely moment in the comic strip presents red top gold, a film about the phone hacking scandal, when david cameron dominic tighe noticed a hole in his sock as he waited to meet. Talk about a veritable whos who from the british comedy scene. At other times, they could just be plain difficult to want to watch again the beat generation, summer school and consuela being obvious examples off the top of my head. Our story begins when an innocent northern girl accidentally becomes chief executive of news international and gets caught up in a 70s watergate style conspiracy. The most important thing is that its fabulous and hilarious, with so many great comedy performances. Red top, the latest instalment in peter richardsons comic strip presents series, sees him set his satirical sights at news internationals illegal phone hacking and the subsequent fall out and its a lot of fun. Every film that appeared in the comic strip presents was entirely different in mood, tone and comic approach to the one that preceded it and the one that followed it. Satirical comedy set in the 1970s about the phone tapping scandal. The red top is now under threat but, hey, this is the 70s after all yes. Do you know at the guardian, even the black girls are called emma.
Getcomics is an awesome place to download dc, marvel, image, dark horse, dynamite, idw, oni, valiant, zenescope and many more comics only on getcomics. From maxine peake lovely to see her losing all that miserable grit once in a while and being proper funny as rebekah. With this in mind, there are obviously a few misses among the 39 films, but thats. Top rated shows most popular shows browse tv shows by genre tv news india tv spotlight. Perfect image of rebekah brooks is difficult to shake off.
Outrageous and hilarious films from the comic strip team, who helped make channel 4s early reputation as. The newer episodes of the comic strip films are on this dvd set and they are excellent. The film brings together a roll call of universally treasured british comedy greats. Directors sandy johnson cast includes rik mayall, dawn french, jennifer saunders, adrian edmondson, peter richardson, robbie coltrane. Watch the trailer for the brand new comic strip film red top, coming to gold. Episodes list of the comic strip presents series myseries. Starring maxine peake as rebekkah brooks and harry enfield as ross kemp. There was a lovely moment in the comic strip presents red top gold, a film about the phone hacking scandal, when david cameron dominic tighe noticed a hole in his sock as he waited to meet rupert murdoch nigel planer. Our story begins when an innocent northern girl accidentally becomes chief executive of news international and gets caught up in a 70s watergatestyle conspiracy. Here you fint both the broadcast episodes as the next episodes. These new recruits included maxine peake who took the lead as disgraced news international boss rebekah brooks in this retelling of the phonehacking scandal that was written like it was set in the 1970s despite its many modern references. The comic strip presents redtop tv movie 2016 plot. Meet the star of brand new fantasy comedy comic strip presents.
The comic strip presents sometimes certainly in the early days had a distinct whiff of student dramaartyfartiness. Jan 20, 2016 there was a lovely moment in the comic strip presents red top gold, a film about the phone hacking scandal, when david cameron dominic tighe noticed a hole in his sock as he waited to meet. Each episode was prefixed by an animated leadin consisting of the words the comic strip presents accompanied by a soundtrack consisting of a drum machine and a farfisa organ rendition of quando quando quando, together with a bomb labelled have a nice day, falling towards a map. Please help this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Consequently those of us who wanted to enjoy the comic strip when it wasnt being repeated on channel 4 in the eighties they were repeated with the frequency friends and will and grace is now had the only option of buying this the script book for the first five. It was written by peter richardson and pete richens, who wrote most of the early episodes. The comic strip team return with red top and an all star cast in an outrageous new special. The funny by far outweighs the unfunny here and while the set isnt quite the completely collection it claims to be, its close.
Seems, though, that i had missed out on quite a bit. The comic strip presents is only available for rent or buy. This is the best we could ever expect from a british comedy show that has been around since i. Oct 25, 2018 the script was published in the book the comic strip presents. Peter richardsons comic strip series will turn its attention to rupert murdoch and the phonehacking scandal in a new oneoff comedy, the red top. This outstanding set is bursting with the brilliant work known as the comic strip presents. Ages ago, mtv used to air the comic strip presents along with the young ones on weekend nights. Ade edmondson, rik mayall, jennifer saunders, dawn french, nigel planer, peter richardsonwow. A 50sstyle fugitive film noir spoof, penned by peter richardson and pete richens, follows tony blair, wanted for murder and on the run.
Take a look at how the comic strip team put together another incredible film, as we go behind the scenes of red top. The comic strip presents redtop tv movie 2016 full cast. In the early eighties video recorders were limited to the few and so television programmes were not available on dvd as they are now. Jan 20, 2016 and thats pretty much the excuse for every scene in this odd fantasy, which proves one of the more on form episodes in the comic strips long, if sometimes variable, catalogue. We follow the story of a young rebekah brooks as she journeys to london and finally becomes head of news international. The comic strip presents 04 bad news tour dailymotion. The comic strip presents is one of britains most beloved comedy series. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Red top 2016 film for free as part of our trial offer.
The comic strip presents redtop tv movie 2016 trivia on imdb. The comic strip presents functions much like a sketch comedy series except that each standalone sketch is in fact the length of an entire film with films as short as a half hour and as long as the comic strips sole featurelength effort, the supergrass. Here you will find all the episodes of the seriesthe comic strip presents. After the success of 2011s the trial of tony blair, a sequel was sure to follow. Comic strip live comedy club restaurant new york, ny. As phone tapping becomes rife, one journalist decides to become whistleblower. The complete collection, well, even the lesser episodes are at least creative and original. The comic strip presents redtop tv movie 2016 full. The comic strip presents watch full episodes and clips. The film brings together a roll call of universally treasured british comedy greats, alongside exciting new comic. Harry enfield behind the scenes of comic strip presents. The comic strip presents where to watch every episode. There is even the documentary celebrating 30 years of the comic strip films included and this set.
Red top, saw some of the brands original cast members including nigel planer and peter richardson appear beside some new recruits. From the moment the first film five go mad in dorset. The new film has been written by peter richardson alongside pete richens and brigit grant. Members, adrian edmondson dawn french rik mayall nigel planer peter richardson jennifer saunders alexei sayle. The comic strip presents redtop 52min comedy tv movie 20 january 2016 the sweeney meets boogie nights as fact and fiction collide in this satirical take on the phone hacking scandal that brought down one of britains biggest tabloid newspapers. The comic strip presents red top promotional pictures. Dec 11, 2016 ben kaye predicts how a comicrelated topic will translate to film. Bad news premiered in 1983, spinal tap didnt come out till 1984. In this nonetoosubtle parody of the film the silence.
Stars adrian edmondson, rik mayall, nigel planer, peter. Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like netflix, on. The comic strip is a group of british comedians who came to prominence in the 1980s. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
Watch the red top trailer the comic strip presents. November 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message some of this articles listed sources may not be reliable. Jan 14, 2016 meet the star of brand new fantasy comedy comic strip presents. And thats pretty much the excuse for every scene in this odd fantasy, which proves one of the more on form episodes in the comic strip s long, if sometimes variable, catalogue. Red top behind the scenes the comic strip presents. Channel 4 and bbc two and gold comedy drama series of satires. Seven nights a week top comedians youve seen on television and the silver screen take the microphone on our world famous stage and prove why new york magazine calls us, the most expertly booked club in the city. The core members are adrian edmondson, dawn french, rik.
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