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Country of origin United Kingdom Running time 8x30 minutes First episode date 2 August 1982 Number of episodes 8 Language English | 8/10 IMDb No. of episodes 8 Original network ITV Final episode date 2 September 1983 Genre Biography | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Keith Allen
Nicholas Ball
Roy Barraclough
Billy Dainty
Les Dawson
Nev Goodwyn
Irene Handl
Roy Hudd
Michael Palin
Sandy Powell
Alexei Sayle
Paul Shane
Graham Stuart-Harris
Kenneth Williams Original release 2 August 1982 – 2 September 1983 Similar The All New Alexei Sayle Sh, Alexei Sayle's Stuff, OTT, The Complete and Utter, Ripping Yarns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comic Roots was a British television series from the early 1980s, documenting the biographies and influences of a number of popular comedians of the era.
Contents
Episodes included features on Les Dawson, and Alexei Sayle. Sayle converted his own documentary into an impromptu pub crawl.
Series one (1998)
- Les Dawson's Lancashire (2 August 1982)
- Roy Hudd's Croydon (9 August 1982)
- Irene Handl's London (16 August 1982)
- Paul Shane's Rotherham (16 August 1982)
Series two (1999)
- Michael Palin (12 August 1983)
- Billy Dainty (19 August 1983)
- Alexei Sayle (26 August 1982)
- Kenneth Williams (2 September 1983)
References
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