Absolutely
- TV sketch show
- Channel 4
- 1989 - 1993
- 29 episodes (4 series)
Cult Channel 4 sketch show created by and starring a predominantly Scottish cast. Stars Pete Baikie, Morwenna Banks, Jack Docherty, Moray Hunter, Gordon Kennedy and John Sparkes
Key details
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 1989 - 1993
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 29 (1 pilot + 4 series)
- Stars
- Pete Baikie, Morwenna Banks, Jack Docherty, Moray Hunter, Gordon Kennedy and John Sparkes
- Writers
- Pete Baikie, Morwenna Banks, Jack Docherty, Moray Hunter, Gordon Kennedy and John Sparkes
- Directors
- Phil Chilvers, Alistair Clark and Graham C. Williams
- Producers
- Alan Nixon and David Tyler
- Company
Absolutely is a sketch show featuring a range of weird and wonderful characters performed by a range of talented performers.
Most of the cast are Scottish, with Moray Hunter, Jack Docherty, Peter Baikie and Gordon Kennedy. The cast also includes John Sparkes from Wales and Morwenna Banks from Cornwall.
Amongst the characters in the show include the overambitious Stoneybridge Town Council; life explained by The Little Girl; Calum Gilhooley, the most boring man in the world; the always sensible Nice Family; rude geriatric Bert Bastard; the surreal George McDiarmid and Donald McDiarmid (no relation); sketches on the lavatory with Frank Hovis; anglophobic Scottish nationalist playwright MacGlashan; and Welsh DIY lovers Denzil and Gwynedd.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Original songs by Peter Baikie.
Website links
- Absolutely - The Website
A fansite dedicate to the show. - Channel 4
The article for the show on the Channel 4 website. - YouTube
- IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 23rd May 1989 at 11pm on Channel 4