The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents... debuted on 2 November 1982, the opening night of Channel 4. The first episode was "Five Go Mad in Dorset", a parody of The Famous Five. It was written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, who wrote most of the early episodes. "Five Go Mad..." drew anger from some viewers for the way it mercilessly satirised a children's classic, although the Enid Blyton estate had given permission for the broadcast. A meeting was called to discuss the group's future with Channel 4, after complaints from viewers.


Aliases
  • The Comic Strip Presents
English
  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 76387
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired November 2, 1982
  • Recent January 20, 2016
  • Network BBC Channel 4
  • Average Runtime 35 minutes
  • Genres Comedy
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
  • Favorited This series has been favorited by 36 people.
  • Created February 4, 2008 by
    Administrator admin
  • Modified April 25, 2024 by
    cundallini
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials April 1981 January 2016 22
Season 1 November 1982 January 1983 5
Season 2 November 1983 February 1984 7
Season 3 February 1988 March 1988 6
Season 4 February 1990 March 1990 6
Season 5 April 1993 May 1993 6
Season 6 0
Season 7 0
Season 8 0
Season 9 0
Season 10 0
Unassigned Episodes 10
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 62
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 April 1981 July 2005 43
Unassigned Episodes 19
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Peter Richardson 60 11/02/1982 - 01/20/2016
Pete Richens 29 11/02/1982 - 01/20/2016
Adrian Edmondson 15 01/24/1983 - 03/05/1988
Keith Allen 11 11/03/1984 - 04/29/1993
Robbie Coltrane 10 05/27/1993
Bob Spiers 8 11/02/1982 - 03/19/1988
Sandy Johnson 5 01/24/1983 - 02/11/1984
Stephen Frears 3 11/03/1984 - 03/05/1988
Paul Bartel 2 05/20/1993
Julien Temple 1 04/11/1981
Ian Emes 1 03/12/1988
Baz Taylor 1 03/26/1988
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Jennifer Saunders 9 02/11/1984 - 01/01/1986
Rik Mayall 9 01/07/1984 - 03/05/1988
Nigel Planer 8 03/26/1988
Dawn French 7 01/31/1983 - 01/01/1986
Alexei Sayle 5 03/19/1988
Daniel Peacock 5 03/12/1988
Pauline Melville 2 03/19/1988
Doug Lucie 1 03/26/1988
David Stafford 1 03/19/1988
Rowland Rivron 1 03/05/1988
Barry Dennen 1 05/20/1993
Brigit Grant 1 01/20/2016
Morag Fullarton 1 05/27/1993

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