Monty Python: Almost The Truth - Sky Arts Documentary

TV documentary
Sky Arts / BBC Two
2009 - 2012
6 episodes (1 series)

40th anniversary documentary celebrating and exploring the story of the Monty Python comedy troupe "from start to finish". Features Danny Scheinmann, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and more.

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Genre

Documentary

Broadcast

2009 - 2012

Channels

Sky Arts, BBC Two

Episodes

6 (1 series), plus 1 BBC single episode version

Features

Danny Scheinmann, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Graham Chapman

Directors

Bill Jones, Ben Timlett and Alan G. Parker

Producers

Bill Jones, Ben Timlett, Harold Gronenthal, George Lentz Jr., Evan Shapiro, Jennifer Caserta, Christine Lubrano, Terry Shand and more

Companies

To commemorate the 'Ruby Jubilee' of Monty Python, this six part series takes viewers on a journey telling the story of the Pythons from start to finish.

Starting with the very humble beginnings of how the legendary British comedy troupe emerged, we learn how the cast met, their early influences and how they went on to create ground-breaking television, and their transition into movies that would change the face of comedy forever.

First released on DVD in 2009, a one-hour edited version was shown on BBC Two the same year. It wasn't until 2012 that the full six-part series was broadcast in the UK, on satellite channel Sky Arts.