Heroes Of Comedy (1995)
- TV documentary
- Channel 4
- 1995 - 2003
- 33 episodes (6 series)
Long-running documentary series looking at some of the greatest and most famous names in British comedy.
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Leonard Rossiter
A look at the career of comic actor Leonard Rossiter, whose masterly creations include the miserly landlord Rigsby, and the doyen of mid-life crisis, Reggie Perrin.
Further details
Profile of comic actor Leonard Rossiter. With contributions from actors Joan Collins, James Grout, Peter Bowles, William Franklyn, Sue Nicholls, John Barron and Gemma Craven, producer Vernon Lawrence, directors Anthony Parker, Joe McGrath and Patrick Garland, writers David Nobbs, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, Ray Cooney, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, writer/director Jonathan Lynn, television historian Mark Lewisohn, television presenter Richard Whiteley, wife and actress Gillian Raine, daughter Camilla Rossiter, and schoolfriend Tom Farrell.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th December 2001
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 95 minutes