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1. Pilot Show

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Stephen Fry hosts humorous banter and sketches. Pilot episode with Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Barry Cryer. From 1987.

Stephen Fry's surreal, erudite sketch show with humorous banter and sketches.

With:

Hugh Laurie
Emma Thompson

Special guest: Barry Cryer.

The pilot programme that spawned Stephen Fry's cult series. A show identical in spirit to the great Mary Queen of Scots tapestry that hangs in Osterley House.

Written by Stephen Fry.

Additional material by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.

Producer: Dan Patterson

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in December 1987.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 11 Oct 2025 22:00

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