British Comedy Guide
Douglas. Douglas Obasanjo (Felix Dexter). Copyright: BBC
Douglas

Douglas

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 1996
  • 1 episode

Felix Dexter stars in a one-off comedy featuring his popular The Real McCoy character, Douglas. Also features Kate Isitt, Georgine Anderson, John Nettleton, Clint Dyer, Richard Dixon and more.

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Douglas. Douglas Obasanjo (Felix Dexter). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1996
Channel
BBC 2
Episodes
1
Stars
Felix Dexter, Kate Isitt, Georgine Anderson, John Nettleton, Clint Dyer, Richard Dixon, Carolina Giammetta, Bryan Lawrence and more
Writers
Felix Dexter and Jon Canter
Director
Nick Wood
Producer
Janice Thomas
Company

Comedy following high-flying black British barrister Douglas Obasanjo.

A year into their relationship, Douglas's girlfriend, Penny, hopes to introduce him to her parents for the first time. Unfortunately for Douglas, after a long day's work his luck is not on the up, and an encounter with a gypsy selling lucky heather sets off a disastrous chain of events that results in his own incarceration alongside one of his clients!

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 9th August 1996 at 9:30pm on BBC Two
Episode length
30 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Sunday 7th March 2021 at 10:25pm on BBC2

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