The Complete and Utter History of Britain

The Complete and Utter History of Britain (1969)


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  • Creator: Michael Palin, Terry Jones
  • First Air Date: 1969-01-12
  • Last Air Date: 1969-02-16
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 6
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.
  • Network: London Weekend Television
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Summary

The Complete And Utter History Of Britain was a 1969 television comedy sketch show. It was created and written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones between the two series of Do Not Adjust Your Set. It was produced for and broadcast by London Weekend Television but was not shown in other ITV regions. The idea was to replay history as if television had been around at the time. Sketches included interviews with the vital characters in the dressing-room after the Battle of Hastings, Samuel Pepys presenting a TV chat-show and an estate agent trying to sell Stonehenge to a young couple looking for their first home. Seven programmes were written and produced, but LWT amalgamated the first two episodes into a single "stronger" episode, resulting in a six-part series. For many years the entire series was believed to have been wiped. However, copies of the first two episodes have now been found, as have the complete first two episodes as produced. As of June 2008, none are known to have been repeated on television or released on DVD. Terry Jones has expressed dissatisfaction with the show, complaining after a showing of surviving episodes that the pacing was off and the soundtrack all wrong.

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The Complete and Utter History of Britain Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 1969-01-12
6 Episodes

The Complete and Utter History of Britain Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1From the Dawn of History to the Norman Conquest30 min
Season 1Episode 2Richard the Lionheart to Robin the Hood30 min
Season 1Episode 3Edward the First to Richard the Last30 min
Season 1Episode 4Perkin Warbeck to Bloody Mary30 min
Season 1Episode 5The Great and Glorious Age of Elizabeth30 min
Season 1Episode 6James the McFirst to Oliver Cromwell30 min
  • Michael Palin

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  • Diana Quick

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  • Colin Gordon

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  • Terry Jones

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  • Roddy Maude-Roxby

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  • Wallas Eaton

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Production Humphrey Barclay Producer

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