5.5 /10 3 Votes
7.1/10 No. of episodes 30 Final episode date 18 November 1991 Network BBC | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Sketch show Directed by Brian Jobson No. of seasons 5 First episode date 12 May 1986 Number of seasons 5 Number of episodes 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cast Similar Rab C Nesbitt, I - Lovett, Still Game, Burnistoun |
Naked Video was a BBC Scotland comedy series, broadcast between 1986 and 1991 on BBC2, the series was created by Colin Gilbert who also created A Kick Up the Eighties and Naked Radio.
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Naked Radio
Naked Radio was a radio sketch show which broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland and started its ten-year run on 22 January 1981. The show covered all aspects of Scottish society and contained a lot of topical satire material rather than parody. The series starred Gregor Fisher, Andy Gray, Elaine C. Smith, Tony Roper, Jonathan Watson, Kate Donnelly, Louise Beattie, and Ron Bain. The series was produced by Colin Gilbert and the script editor was Philip Differ.
Naked Radio proved a popular part of the local schedule, and in 1985 the cast mounted the show on stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Gilbert realised it had potential for television and Naked Video was born. It proved popular at a time when alternative comedy was at its peak. The Naked Radio series finished in 1991, when it was axed along with Naked Video.
The show also spawned a radio spinoff; Only An Excuse, which later also made the transition to television.
Writers
Writers for Naked Video included Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Nigel Planer, Helen Lederer, Ian Pattison, John Sparkes, Steve Coogan, Jennifer Saunders and Rik Mayall.
Regular characters
Naked Video featured:
Episode guide
There were 30 episodes made over its 6-year run. Each was 25 minutes long, all shown on BBC2
DVD
To date the first three series of Naked Video have been released on DVD by 2 Entertain.
As yet series 4 and 5 have not been released.
Reunion
In 2000, the cast were reunited for a theatre show and radio broadcast.
Radio documentary
In 2005, Gerard Kelly presented a documentary in the Radio Roots season on Radio Scotland about the show. It looked at how it "sprouted a generation of TV writing and performing talent".