British Comedy Guide

Asylum (1996)

  • TV sitcom
  • Comedy Central
  • 1996
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

An asylum sits in the English countryside; an asylum where the staff really don't seem to be any better than their patients. Stars Julian Barratt, Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Adam Bloom, Norman Lovett and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1996
Channel
Comedy Central
Episodes
6 (1 series)
Stars
Julian Barratt, Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Adam Bloom, Norman Lovett, Paul Morocco and Mick O'Connor
Writers
Julian Barratt, Adam Bloom, Jessica Hynes, Norman Lovett, Paul Morocco, Mick O'Connor, Simon Pegg, David Walliams and Edgar Wright
Director
Edgar Wright
Producers
Jonathan Rawlinson, Myfanwy Moore and Crispin Leyser
Company

Black comedy. An asylum sits in the English countryside; an asylum where the staff really don't seem to be any better than their patients.

Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 5th November 1996 on Comedy Central

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