Murder Most Horrid is a British dark comedy anthology series starring Dawn French. It was broadcast on BBC Two for four series runs, in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999.
Created by Paul Smith, who also co-created Colin's Sandwich (with Terry Kyan, as noted below) and has written for The Brittas Empire, among other programmes, the series starred French as a different character in each ...
It's 1782 and welcome to the fabulous Palace of Versailles, France. Outside the gates, the peasants are on the verge of revolting (already well past vile), whilst inside lives one of the most hated, despised and loathed women in all of France - no, not Marie Antoinette - but Columbine, the Comtesse De Vache. Aided by her faithful maid Lisette, Columbine skulks around the palace...
Dawn French interviews some of the country's most prolific male comedians
Billy and Stan are two security van personnel who go about their daily lives. Billy is a slow minded yet soft hearted guy while his friend Stan is an even more slow witted bloke who's behavior borders on that of an infantile delinquent. Stan has been having a romance with Frances, an Ornithologist who he has been speaking with on his CB radio. Frances is on a bird watching expe...
Teen-age gang leaders Passion and Little Sister are released from prison,only to find that their gang the Slags have disbanded due to rival gang,the Hawaiians,who wear garlands and drink Pina Coladas. The psychotic Slags regroup for a showdown with the Hawaiians at the local swimming pool but matters are complicated when Little Sister falls in love with Hawaiians leader Ricky,t...
In the conclusion of this special two-part story. Stan has somehow managed to make it to the Falklands, which have indeed been taken over by the Argentinians after all. He is tied to a stake alongside Frances who he has finally met and been captured with. The pair are sentenced to death by dictator, General Galtieri. Stan, in a desperate attempt to stall for time, recounts how ...
From the Hollywood production team that gave the world ' The Strike'comes yet another block-buster. In this Ken Livingstone,played by Charles Bronson,elected leader of the G.L.C.,successfully prevents the evil Tories from flooding Lndon in order to turn it into a yacht club before battling,single-handed,against the wicked Ice Maiden,also known as Margaret Thatcher to stop her f...
