Monty Python: Almost The Truth
- 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.
Episode menu
Sky Arts Broadcast, Episode 1
The five surviving Pythons reunite to reflect on their award-winning series and the ground-breaking films which changed the face of comedy forever.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 14th January 2012
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Danny Scheinmann | Monty Python's Legal Representative, Mr. Abe Appenheimer |
| John Cleese | Self |
| Michael Palin | Self |
| Eric Idle | Self |
| Terry Jones | Self |
| Terry Gilliam | Self |
| Graham Chapman | Self (Archive Material) |
| David Sherlock | Self |
| Bill Oddie | Self |
| Sean Duncan | Self |
| Andrew Sharp | Self |
| Barry Cryer | Self |
| Art Mortimer | Self |
| John Massey | Self |
| James Wellwood (as Dr James Wellwood) | Self |
| John Hopkins | Self |
| Robert Hewison | Self |
| Ronnie Corbett | Self |
| Neil Innes | Self |
| Tim Brooke-Taylor | Self |
| Bill Jones | Director |
| Ben Timlett | Director |
| Alan G. Parker | Director |
| Bill Jones | Producer |
| Ben Timlett | Producer |
| Harold Gronenthal | Executive Producer |
| George Lentz Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Evan Shapiro | Executive Producer |
| Jennifer Caserta | Executive Producer |
| Christine Lubrano | Executive Producer |
| Terry Shand | Executive Producer |
| Geoff Kempin | Executive Producer |
| Bill Jones | Editor |
| Caroline Sarin | Editor |
| Ben Luria | Editor |
| Mike Horlock | Editor |
| Andy Lee | Editor |
| Dave Howman | Composer |
| Harold Gronenthal | Composer |
| Steve Lall | Animation |
| Jessy Deacon | Animation |
| Justin Weyers | Animation |
| Jesse Sanders | Animation |
| Nick Ray Rutter | Animation |
| Sonia Jones | Singer |
| Bruce Dickinson | Singer |