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Heroes Of Comedy

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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Series 5, Episode 2 - The Living Legends: Bernard Manning

Profile of Bernard Manning. The stand-up was adored for his comic style and gags but others loathed him for being rude, outrageous, a racist and proudly politically incorrect.

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 11th November 2000
Time
10:35pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Guest cast
Duggie Brown Self
Frank Carson Self
Elizabeth Dawn (as Liz Dawn) Self
Felix Dexter Self
Bernard Manning Self
Chris Graham Self
Stuart Hall Self
Johnnie Hamp Self
Gerald Kaufman Self
Jonathan Margolis Self
Bernard Manning Jnr Self
Esther Rantzen Self
George Roper Self
Cyril Smith (as Sir Cyril Smith) Self
John Stalker Self
Benny Sternberg Self
William Tarmey (as Bill Tarmey) Self
John Virgo Self
Writing team
John Fisher Writer
Production team
Thomas Atkinson (as Tom Atkinson) Director
John Fisher Producer
Rory Ferguson Editor
Kevin Hill Graphics

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