Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

4.8 / 10

(3 votes)

The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performers then relatively unknown, like Rowan Atkinson. Narrated by Dawn French, the programme includes interviews with many of the comedians and musicians who took part: John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Michael Palin, Sting, Lenny Henry and many more. The shows and their stars had a huge effect on modern British comedy. There are few comics today whose careers have not been heavily influenced by the anarchic and surreal humour of these events.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Comedy,

Documentary

Duration:

77 minutes

Year:

2004

Director:

Margy Kinmonth

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Company:

BBC Four

Cast:
Dawn French

Self - Narrator

Rowan Atkinson

Self

Michael Palin

Self

Jennifer Saunders

Self

Stephen Fry

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Crew:
Margy Kinmonth

Director

Roger Graef

Producer

Jane Price

Researcher

Barbara Brenninkmeyer

Producer's Assistant