7.2 /10 1 Votes7.2
6.3/10 TV Country of origin United Kingdom Final episode date 2 January 1992 Number of seasons 2 | 8/10 IMDb First episode date 3 October 1990 Network BBC One Number of episodes 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written by Paul AlexanderJasper CarrottHugh DennisSteven KnightSteve PuntMike Whitehill Theme music composer Peter GriffithsKeith StrachanMatthew Strachan Cast Similar The Detectives, Commercial Breakdown, 24 Carrott Gold, The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Special Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canned Carrott (1990–1992) was a comedy stand-up and sketch-show by Jasper Carrott. It gave rise to a spin-off series, and made the names of regular contributors Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
Two of the regular sketches were "Wiggy" and "The Detectives". "Wiggy" followed the adventures of a man with an unconvincing wig (played by Carrott). It was a slapstick comedy in which the characters were silent except for the narrator, similar in style to Mr. Bean or The Benny Hill Show.
The most popular sketch segment was "The Detectives", featuring two mediocre police officers, Briggs and Louis (played by Carrott and Robert Powell), who tried unsuccessfully to emulate the actions of television detectives. Such was the popularity of this sketch that it became the basis of another television comedy series, The Detectives.
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis subsequently joined the cast of The Mary Whitehouse Experience, and later got their own sketch show, called The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show, which ran for two series.