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The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Tuesday, November 2, 1982

Ended: Monday, January 31, 1983

When does The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 come out?

The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 premiered Tuesday, November 2, 1982 on Channel 4 and ended Monday, January 31, 1983. The season has 5 episodes.

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The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 release schedule

The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Five Go Mad in Dorset

Julian, Dick, George, and Anne are four children with a taste for adventure, as well as for lashings of ginger beer. They set out on a bicycle ride through the country, having picnics aplenty and exposing heinous crimes such as homosexuality.

Tuesday · 44 years ago

2. War

It's 1985 and the Communist Warsaw Pact countries have seized control of England. A young married couple retreats to a countryside cottage, but they soon find themselves hopelessly separated and swept up in the chaos of a war-torn nation

Monday · 43 years ago

3. The Beat Generation

A group of Beatnik artists and poets convene for a weekend of debauchery, destructive behavior, and clever conversation at the house of naive young wannabe Desmond while his parents are out of town.

Monday · 43 years ago

4. Bad News Tour

Fifth-rate heavy metal band Bad News is the subject of a rock documentary. Band members Vim Fuego, Den Dennis, Colin Grigson, and Spider Webb take to the road in search of lager, gigs, and schoolgirls.

Monday · 43 years ago

5. Summer School Finale

Summer school students taking a course on the Iron Age construct a primitive village in the center of a university campus, where they must learn to fend for themselves without modern conveniences.

Monday · 43 years ago

The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 guest stars

  • Robbie Coltrane

    Robbie Coltrane

    Gypsy/Shopkeeper

  • Raymond Francis

    Raymond Francis

    Police Inspector

  • Sandra Dorne

    Sandra Dorne

    Aunt Fanny

  • Nosher Powell

    Nosher Powell

    Fingers

  • Ron Tarr

    Ron Tarr

    Dirty Dick

  • Bimbo

    Timmy

  • Barney Sharp

    Policeman

  • Adrian Edmondson

    Adrian Edmondson

    Mike/Hatchett/Julio/Bolsen/Man in Cage/Jenkins/Zarkoff

  • Dawn French

    Dawn French

    Hermine

  • Rik Mayall

    Rik Mayall

    Slug/General Erwin/Hovis

  • Daniel Peacock

    Daniel Peacock

    Godfrey

  • Nigel Planer

    Nigel Planer

    Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian

  • Peter Richardson

    Peter Richardson

    Radio DJ/Cocker/Wally/Miguel/Brown/Field Marshall/Drunk/Terrorist

  • Jennifer Saunders

    Jennifer Saunders

    Chas/Marilyn/Captain/Drunk

  • Zoe Clarke-Williams

    Judy

  • Kim Pappas

    Tracy

The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 FAQ

When does The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 come out?

The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 premiered Tuesday, November 2, 1982 on Channel 4.

How many episodes are in The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1?

The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 has 5 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 released weekly?

Episodes are released on a mixed schedule; check the dates below.

When is the The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 finale?

The The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 finale (Episode 5) aired Monday, January 31, 1983.

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