The_Nearly_Complete_and_Utter_History_of_Everything
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
British series of television comedy sketches
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything is a collection of television comedy sketches, produced in 1999, broadcast in two parts on 2 and 4 January 2000 on BBC One. Based on well-known historical events, it took its title and concept from the 1969 London Weekend Television series The Complete and Utter History of Britain.
| The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Mark Burton Kim Fuller |
| Directed by | Dewi Humphreys |
| Starring | Clive Anderson Matthew Ashforde Patrick Barlow Ronnie Barker Helena Bonham Carter Robert Bathurst Adam Blackwood Brian Blessed Julia Sawalha |
| Narrated by | Angus Deayton |
| Music by | Philip Pope |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jon Plowman Patricia McGowan Ali Bryer Carron |
| Cinematography | Francis De Groote |
| Editor | Steve Punt |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Release | 2 January (2000-01-02) – 4 January 2000 (2000-01-04) |
The Ages of Man
A version of the class sketch which had previously been broadcast as part of the BBC Millennium programme on 31 December 1999.
- Ronnie Barker – Renaissance Man
- Ronnie Corbett – Medieval Man
- Stephen Fry – Modern Man
1066
The Battle of Hastings staged and described in the style of a modern football match, a version of a sketch from The Complete and Utter History of Britain.
- Clive Anderson – Archbishop of Canterbury
- Ray Clemence – Ray Clemence the Younger
- George Cohen – Master George Cohen
- James Fleet – William of Normandy
- Archie Gemmill – Archie Gemmill, currently in exile
- David Gower – Lord Gower
- Ricky Grover – Aberforth
- Alan Hansen – Lord Alan Hansen
- Geoff Hurst – Sir Geoffrey of Hurst
- Gary Lineker – Lord Gary Lineker
- Rory McGrath – King Harold II
- Peter Osgood – Squire Peter Osgoode
- Martin Peters – Lord Martin Peters
- Steve Punt – French soldier
- Peter Shilton – Peter of Shilton
- Rupert Vansittart – Bishop of Cardiff
Geordie of the Antarctic
A parody of Scott of the Antarctic.
- Amanda Holden – Geordie's girlfriend
- Bob Mortimer – Geordie
- Vic Reeves – Captain Scott
The First Spin Doctor
Treaty of Westphalia
- Patrick Barlow – Advisor
- Robert Bathurst – English Ambassador
- James Dreyfus – Swedish Ambassador
- Stephen Fry – Ambassador
- Hugh Laurie – French Ambassador
Marriage Guidance
- Brian Blessed – King Henry VIII
- Jack Dee – Marriage guidance counsellor
- Julia Sawalha – Catherine Parr
The Nice-But-Dim Family
- Adam Blackwood – Norman
- Richard Briers – Highway robbery victim
- Tim Brooke-Taylor – Earl of Sandwich
- Peter Davison – Duke of Wellington
- Harry Enfield – Tim Norse-But-Dim / Sir Timothy Nice-Butte D'imme / Sir Timothy the Lionbrain / Dim Turpin / Major-General Sir Timothy Nice-But-Dim / Midshipman Nice-But-Dim
- Jessica Stevenson – Woman with Black Death Victim
- Natasha Little – Lady Lionbrain
- Spike Milligan – Admiral Lord Nelson
- Nigel Planer – Lord Cardigan
- Steve Punt – Lord Tampax
- Barbara Windsor – Highway robbery victim
Philosophy of a Hairdresser
- Thora Hird – Ida
- Victoria Wood – Moira
Body Zone
- Joan Bakewell – Herself
- Dawn French – Egg
- Jennifer Saunders – Egg
A Victorian Evening
- James Fleet – Mr Parsons
- Geraldine McNulty – Mrs Richards
- Trevor Peacock – Colonel
- Caroline Quentin – Lady Butterworth
Explorers Explorers Explorers
Holby Village Hospital
Early British Comedy
- Matthew Ashforde – Reginald
- Helena Bonham Carter – Lily
- Neil Morrissey – Director
- Caroline Quentin – Marcia Bournemouth
- Richard Wilson – Monty DeLauncy
When Columbo discovered America
- Gareth Hale – Christopher Columbo
- Norman Pace – King Ferdinand
Looking Forwards
- Lenny Henry – Deakus
- Clive Mantle – Dr Mike Barrat
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything at IMDb
- "The Nearly Complete And Utter History Of Everything", Memorable TV.
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