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A Bit of Fry and Laurie: The Complete Collection... Every Bit!

A Bit of Fry and Laurie

A Bit of Fry and Laurie: The Complete Collection... Every Bit!

BBC (1989)
DVD
NR (Not Rated)
794051403322
TV Series | Comedy
USA | English & German | Color | 12:30

This collection contains:
- A Bit Of Fry And Laurie: Season 1 (1989)
- A Bit Of Fry And Laurie: Season 2 (1990)
- A Bit Of Fry And Laurie: Season 3 (1992)
- A Bit Of Fry And Laurie: Season 4 (1995)


Episodes View details

1 S1E1: SAS 30 min | Jan 13, 1989

Sketches include "Mr. Smear Confronts the Headmaster," "Hugh Laurie's Short Poetry Reading," "Politician Insists, 'Stop Breaking into My Car," "SAS Application/Library Books on Cricketers," "Spoon Bender," "Apology," and a barbershop piece called "Bitch Mother Come Light My Bottom" by Sir William (now Lord) Rees-Mogg.

2 S1E2: America 30 min | Jan 20, 1989

Sketches include: "Information Desk," "My Name is Derek Nippl-e," "Flexibility of the English Language," America, "The Richard Morley Interview," "Tony Gives Control a Flash," "The Mouth Organist Gets Reprimanded," "Hands Exercise," and "Peter and John."

3 S1E3: Doctor Tobacco 30 min | Jan 27, 1989

Includes: * Hugh's Brain * Gordon and Stuart Eat Greek (2nd Gordon & Stuart) * Costume Design * Doctor Tobacco * Open University * Spies Two (2nd Control & Tony) * Special Squad

4 S1E4: Trouser Competition 30 min | Feb 03, 1989

Includes: * Trouser-Competition Introduction * Prize Poem * Awful Smell (Stole My Sketch 1) * Madness * Antique Shop (Stole My Sketch 2) * Spies Three (3rd Control & Tony) * Light Metal (The Bishop & The Warlord) (song) * Bank Loan * Nipples * Inspector Venice (Stole My Sketch 3) * Tomorrow's World

5 S1E5: Christening 30 min | Feb 10, 1989

Includes: * Lavatories * Critics One * Judge Not * Critics Four * Ignored Teacher * That's It (Silhouettes 1) * Hugh's Favourite Sketch * Critics (heavily edited mixture between Critics Two and Critics Three) * The "Burt" * Christening * Swiss Comedy (Heidi and Johann Smell Just Right)

6 S1E6: Marjorie's Fall 30 min | Feb 17, 1989

Includes: * Marjorie's Fall * Puppy Appeal * Leave It Out (Silhouettes 2) * Girlfriend's Breasts * Spies Four (4th Control & Tony) * Violence * Chicken * Cocoa * Tony of Plymouth (Sword Fight)

7 S2E1: Dancercises 30 min | Mar 09, 1990

Stephen and Hugh incorporate the song Time, Where Did You Go? and ""Dancersize"" in their opening gambit. Sketches include ""Hardware Store,"" ""Peter and John #2,"" ""Letter to Stephen's Grandfather,"" ""Arthur Meets the Psychiatrist,"" ""The Sportscasters Cover Everyday Life,"" ""Control and Tony Talk About Lies,"" ""Hugh Interviews 'Michael Jackson.'""

8 S2E2: Tideymans Carpets 30 min | Mar 16, 1990

The BBC must find new places for funding. Thus this episode is sponsored by Tideyman's Carpets, which ingratiates itself in almost all the sketches: ""The Spillage That Wasn't,"" ""Control Talks of the Open Window,"" ""A Right Way and a Wrong Way to Deal with Trick-or-Treaters,"" ""The Tideyman's Test,"" ""Piano Standards,"" ""Nazi Interrogates Englsih Major,"" ""John and Peter #3,"" and ""The Improvised End Sketch.""

9 S2E3: Over to You 30 min | Mar 23, 1990

Fry and Laurie have gags over their mouths to protests the censors' ban on traditional swearwords. Thus Fry and Laurie create new swearwords for their sketches: ""Testimony,"" Over to You, ""The Jeweller's Shop,"" ""Girlfriends,"" ""Mystery Object,"" ""Westminster Society,"" ""Peter and John #4,"" and ""What People Find Funny.""

10 S2E4: Returning Suits 30 min | Mar 30, 1990

Fry and Laurie want to be big enough for Marlon Brando to notice them. Thus come the sketches: Dinner with Digby, ""Department Store Changes,"" ""Interrogation in the Car,"" ""An Elf or a Pixie,"" ""Peter and John #5,"" ""The Robert Robinsons,"" ""Control's Telescupe,"" and the ""Bigometer Update.""

11 S2E5: The Cause 30 min | Apr 06, 1990

Includes: MBE Introduction, This is Dominic Appleguard, Rhodes Boysons, Amputated Genitals, The Cause (1st Jack & Freddy/Neddy), (3rd Gordon & Stuart), Where Eagles Dare.

12 S2E6: Dammit Church 30 min | Apr 13, 1990

Includes: Satire/Tribute ("Where is the Lid?" song), Yellow Pages, Beauty and Ideas (Continued from Series One's "Language Conversation"), Anarchy, Dammit Church (6th John & Peter), First Kiss, Borrowing A Fiver Off, Spies/Firing (8th Control & Tony), Introducing My Grandfather To.., A Vision of Britain, Wrong Directions (follows the end credits).

13 S3E1: Psychiatrists 30 min | Jan 09, 1992

Includes: * A Word, Timothy * Very Upset * Love Me Tender (song) * Milk Pot * The Department * Stephen's Song (song) * Psychiatrists * Cocktail Ending: Whiskey Thunder

14 S3E2: Petrol Attendants 30 min | Jan 16, 1992

Includes: * Condom Quickie * Embassy * Ampersands * Duel * Ass-Kickers' Song(song) * Petrol Attendants * Jobs * European Deal * Cocktail Ending 1: A Slow Snog with a Distant Relative

15 S3E3: Firing 30 min | Jan 23, 1992

Sketches include ""The Yorkshireman Meets the Southerner,"" ""We've Had Lots of Letters,"" ""The Department Talks to Alan,"" ""The Chimpunks' Voice Version of Hey Jude,"" ""The Day I Forgot My Legs,"" ""Terry Discusses How to Fire People,"" ?Summing Up Game,"" ""Balloon-O,"" and ""Shoe Shop."" Fry and Laurie conclude with aEverything in the Till and No Sudden Moves cocktail.

16 S3E4: Too Long, Johnny 30 min | Jan 30, 1992

Sketches include ""Specialized Greeting Cards,"" Photocopying My Genitals With, ""Scene from From Here to Just Over There,"" The Not Quite Late Enough Show, ""Taping News from Bristol,"" ""Nothing Rude About God Save The Queen,"" ""AA Meeting,"" ""Pass the Marmalade,"" Too Long Johnny, and The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick. Fry and Laurie make the Mug of Holics cocktail.

17 S3E5: Countdown 30 min | Feb 06, 1992

Sketches include ""Bookshop Customer Attacks Jane Eyre,"" ""Courting Elizabeth,"" ""Split Personality,"" ""World Sport Bushwallyta,"" ""Are Tou Sleeping With…,"" ""Aromusician Ottoman Nodge,"" Cross-Wits, and ""Neddy Wants Jack to Become the Prime Minister."" Fry and Laurie make a ""Beef Goulash"" in place of a cocktail.

18 S3E6: Devil's Music 30 min | Feb 13, 1992

Sketches include ""Magazine Leaflets,"" ""Nigel Carter Visits,"" ""Novelty Shop,"" ""Delightful Restaurant,"" Tahitian Kitchen, My Favourite Pants, ""The Bishop and the Warlord,"" ""Court Case Against The Bishop and the Warlord,"" and Flying a Light Airplane without Having Had Any Formal Instruction With. Fry and Laurie offer Berliner Credit Sequence as a cocktail.

19 S4E1: All We Gotta' Do 30 min | Feb 12, 1995

Sketches include ""Gray and Hopeless,"" ""Guest Movements,"" ""Theme Vox Pops,"" ""Blame the System,"" ""The Comedy Charter,"" ""Writing Poetry,"" Smell: The Forgotten Sense?, ""Gordon's Unintelligible Song,"" ""Wrist Changer Commercial,"" and It's A Soaraway Life. The guests order a Golden Meteorite cocktail.

Guest stars: John Bird, Jane Booker
20 S4E2: Steffi is an Angel 30 min | Feb 19, 1995

Sketches include ""Hugh's Accident,"" ""Psychotherapy Video,"" Local News at Ten Thirty Three and a Bit, English People Care to be the Most Ignorant in Europe, I'm In Love With Steffi Graf, ""The Lover's Helper,"" ""Fascism Discussion,"" ""Max Meets Fiona,"" and ""Heart Transplant."" The guests order a Long Confident Suck cocktail.

Guest stars: Fiona Gillies, Kevin McNally
21 S4E3: Barman 30 min | Feb 26, 1995

Includes: * Vox Pops * Guests Introduction * Barman * Interruptus * Little Girl (song) * Making Tea * For Some Reason Angry * Don't Be Dirty * Cocktail Ending: South Seas Vulvic Wart

Guest stars: Imelda Staunton, Clive Mantle
22 S4E4: Soccer School 30 min | Mar 12, 1995

Includes: * Good Evening * Guests Introduction * Soccer School * Dalliard: Models * Hugh Interviewing Guests * Be Nice (song) * Head Gardener * Gelliant Gutfright("Flowers For Wendy") * Cocktail Ending: A Quick One With You, Stephen

Guest stars: Caroline Quentin, Patrick Barlow
23 S4E5: Tribunal 30 min | Mar 19, 1995

Sketches include ""The Louella Della Tweed Interview,"" ""The Post-Race Interview,"" ""Hearing on Councilman Wade,"" ""It's Red, It's Shiny and It Doesn't Exist,"" ""Telephone Quiz Line,"" ""Dachshund Owner's Baby Talk,"" ""Wasp Exterminators."" Moore and Law order a swinging ball sack cocktail.

Guest stars: Phyllida Law, Stephen Moore
24 S4E6: The Duke of Northampton 30 min | Mar 26, 1995

Includes: * Stolen Money * Young Tory of the Year * Variety * Gossiping Heads * Death Threat * What I Mind (Misunderstood) (Song) * Honda * The Duke of Northampton * Cocktail Ending: Silver Prostate

25 S4E7: Sophisticated Song 30 min | Apr 02, 1995

Includes: * Guests Introduction * Religianto * Consent * Sophisticated Song (song) * Fast Monologue * Telephone Alert * Truancy * Cocktail Ending: A Modern Britain

Guest stars: Janine Duvitski, Robert Daws

Cast View all

Stephen Fry Various Characters
Hugh Laurie Various Characters
Deborah Norton Diner/Catherine Popey/Dr Midgery Marjory/Exercise Instructor/Miss Talliot/Mother/Mrs. Pert/Theresa -
Geoffrey McGivern Mr. Tollerby/Referee
Ralph Michael Judge/Man in Bookstore
Rebecca Saire Elizabeth/Woman Wanting Petrol
Rowland Rivron Himself (drummer)
Jana Shelden Counselor
Jo Unwin Mrs. Carry Bannerchief
Daniel Thorndike
James Ottaway Waiter
Maria Aitken Marjorie
Rowan Atkinson Nigel Havers
Jacqueline Boatswain Dancer
Selina Cadell Leslie Crith
Paul Eddington Himself
John Kyriacou Trick or Treater
Kay Adshead Mrs Meddlicott/Sarah
Georgia Allen Louise
Gary Davies Music Show Host
John Grillo Tailor
Carol MacReady Liz Tragic
John Bird Himself
Janine Duvitski Herself
Fiona Gillies Herself

Edition details

Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 1
Distributor BBC Home Video
Layers Single side, Single layer
Regions Region 1

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