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 4
The Pythons make it big in the States, release their first film, And Now For Something Completely Different, and then set out to make Monty Python And The Holy Grail.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 4th February 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 |
| John Massey | Self |
| Neil Innes | Self |
| Phill Jupitus | Self |
| Bruce Dickinson | Self |
| Russell Brand | Self |
| Julian Doyle | Self |
| Seth Green | Self |
| Dan Aykroyd | Self |
| Nick Mason | Self |
| Carol Cleveland | Self |
| Nancy Lewis | Self |
| Lorne Michaels | Self |
| Hugh Hefner | Self |
| John Goldstone | Self |
| Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| Robert Ross | Self |
| Jerry Shilling | 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 |
| Tina Pawilk | Associate 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 |
Press
Preview - Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyer's Cut)
This documentary series was made back in 2009, but it is still one of my favourites, covering just about everything about Monty Python (at the time - this was still before their final shows at the O2 Arena).
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 23rd March 2017