6.8 /10 1 Votes
5.6/10 TV No. of episodes 6 Original network Channel 4 First episode date 31 May 1996 Network Channel 4 Language English | 7.8/10 IMDb Starring Jack Dee
Jeremy Hardy Running time 35 mins Original release 31 May – 6 July 1996 Final episode date 6 July 1996 Number of episodes 6 Cast Jack Dee, Helen Lederer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Similar Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, No Bananas, The 11 O'Clock Show, The Glass Virgin, Beech is Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives was a 1996 comedy show for Channel 4, written by and starring Jack Dee and Jeremy Hardy
Contents
- Aristocrats
- Writers
- Paranormal Researchers
- Restaurateurs
- Consumer Watchdogs
- Hospital Entrepreneurs
- References
The series was a collection of mockumentaries similar to their previous collaboration, Jack and Jeremy's Police 4. Each episode would focus on the pair playing bizarre characters from a particular profession.
Shot on film and featuring no laugh track, the show failed to catch on. After three episodes it was moved to air after midnight.
The pilot featured Sacha Baron Cohen being electrocuted.
Aristocrats
A day in the life of aristocratic brothers has them solving a murder, attending a black magic ritual and visiting some poor people.
Writers
Struggling, troubled writers believe they've received their big break when Radio 3 ask them to do a poetry reading.
Paranormal Researchers
The pair search for evidence of ghosts in Barbara Castle, Dorset
Restaurateurs
A fly-on-the-wall account of the working lives of Antoine-Antoine and Vincenzo Jean-Claude Arkwright, who run a top celebrity restaurant, Gliterati's
Consumer Watchdogs
The pair investigate fake newsagents, pension advice and pursue the manager of ageing boyband X-Citing.
Hospital Entrepreneurs
The pair attempt to run a profit-making hospital.