A Kick Up The Eighties

Best remembered for giving early exposure to the still little-known Rik Mayall, A Kick Up the Eighties had little other connection to the alternative comedy boom. The series' roots were much older, its format lifted from '60s satirical show The Frost Report (BBC, 1966-67), with former Nationwide (BBC, 1969-84) presenter and humorist Richard Stilgoe in the David Frost role. Each edition featured a series of sketches around a particular social theme (work, death, sex, television), threaded together by Stilgoe's lightly cynical commentary. When the series returned in 1984, with Robbie Coltrane in Stilgoe's place, it had taken on a more straightforward sketch show format, though retaining Turvey's tortuous investigations. Note: The poster is from an unrelated book cover. Fan Art is not of the cast, but of a UK covers band of the same name.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 195101
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired September 21, 1981
  • Recent December 31, 1998
  • Production Company BBC Scotland
  • Network BBC Two
  • Average Runtime 30 minutes
  • Genres Comedy
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Created October 4, 2010 by
    onoflalks
  • Modified December 22, 2022 by
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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials October 1981 December 1998 4
Season 1 September 1981 October 1981 6
Season 2 January 1984 January 1984 4
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 14
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 14
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Philip Differ 8 09/21/1981 - 01/24/1984
Guy Jenkins 6 09/21/1981 - 10/26/1981
Kim Fuller 6 09/21/1981 - 01/17/1984
Grant & Naylor 5 09/21/1981 - 10/26/1981
Rik Mayall 5 01/03/1984 - 01/24/1984
Mike Radford 5 09/21/1981 - 10/19/1981
Andrew Smith 5 09/21/1981 - 01/03/1984
Richard Stilgoe 5 09/21/1981 - 10/26/1981
Lawrence Wormald 4 01/03/1984 - 01/24/1984
Ian Pattison 4 09/21/1981 - 01/10/1984
Niall Clark 4 10/12/1981 - 01/24/1984
Mick Deasey 4 01/03/1984 - 01/24/1984
Neil MacVicar 3 10/05/1981 - 10/26/1981
Tony Sarchet 3 09/28/1981 - 10/26/1981
Munro & Chester 3 09/21/1981 - 10/26/1981
Donnie Kerr 2 10/12/1981 - 10/19/1981
Robert Sykes-Andrews 2 09/21/1981 - 10/05/1981
Gerald Mahlowe 2 09/21/1981 - 10/26/1981
Bob Black 2 01/03/1984 - 01/17/1984
Lawrence Windley 2 09/21/1981 - 10/26/1981
Pete Sargenant 1 01/10/1984
Myron Edwards 1 09/21/1981
Bill Smith 1 01/24/1984
Tom Magee Englefield 1 10/26/1981
John Wright 1 10/12/1981
Peter Moir Fotheringham 1 09/21/1981
Murry Rix & Wilton 1 10/12/1981
Richard Freeman 1 10/05/1981
Clark and Braidwood 1 09/28/1981
David Slade 1 01/17/1984
Malcom T. Mather 1 10/19/1981
Ray Price 1 10/19/1981
Ray Binns 1 10/05/1981
Terry Treloar 1 01/03/1984
Kirton & Maclaren 1 09/21/1981
Kevin Turvey 1 09/28/1981
Frank Walsh 1 01/17/1984
Holder & Rodgers 1 09/21/1981
Paul Eldergill 1 10/05/1981
John Korn 1 10/12/1981
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Tom Gutteridge 6 09/21/1981 - 10/26/1981
Brian Jobson 4 01/03/1984 - 01/24/1984

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