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The Armstrong & Miller Show

The Armstrong & Miller Show

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC One
  • 2007 - 2010
  • 19 episodes (3 series)

Hit sketch show starring Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller. Characters include a pair of immature RAF pilots and a rude music hall duo. Also features David Armand, Karen Hayley, Jim Howick, Katherine Jakeways, Lucy Montgomery and more.

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Series 2, Episode 1

We learn about the origins of hairdressing from Neanderthals; Brabbins and Fyffe, the filthy alter-egos of Flanders and Swann, sing a jolly little song about women.

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The chav pilots are saved from a firing squad by Biffy's mother who tells them not to sh*t her about; Cheery children's TV presenters make an apology to their viewers after drinking on a night out made them act in a "silly way"; The White Devil, a self-important ex-pat in Africa, roams the back roads and sets the record straight. Medical Genius? No. Miracle Worker? Sometimes. Lunatic? Now we're getting close.

Things get rather confusing when actors suffer accidents while reconstructing an accident - where there's blame there's a claim; Dennis Lincoln-Park visits a library to hold an ancient, priceless manuscript, with disastrous consequences.

We learn about the origins of hairdressing from Neanderthals; Brabbins and Fyffe, the filthy alter-egos of Flanders and Swann, sing a jolly little song about women.

A first date starts to go wrong when stalker-like tendencies come to the surface; and a bored teacher performs some special moves at the back of the school gym while the children work on, oblivious. And there's more...

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 16th October 2009
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Alexander Armstrong Various
Ben Miller Various
David Armand Ensemble Actor
Jim Howick Ensemble Actor
Katherine Jakeways Ensemble Actor
Lucy Montgomery Ensemble Actor
Tyger Drew-Honey Ensemble Actor
Dan Skinner Ensemble Actor
Martha Howe-Douglas Ensemble Actor
Jessica Ransom Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Simon Blackwell Writer
David Cadji-Newby Writer
Ali Crockatt Writer
Anil Gupta Writer
Richard Pinto Writer
David Scott Writer
Nico Tatarowicz Writer
Laurence Howarth Writer
Ben Edwards Writer
Simon Ludders Writer
Alexander Armstrong Writer
Ben Miller Writer
Jon Foster Writer
Dan Gaster Writer
Alistair Griggs Writer
James Lamont Writer
Jeremy Dyson Script Editor
Kevin Cecil Writer
Jason Hazeley Writer
Joel Morris Writer
Andy Riley Writer
Production team
Dominic Brigstocke Director
Caroline Norris Producer
Alexander Armstrong Executive Producer
Ben Miller Executive Producer
Helen Williams Executive Producer
Nigel Williams Editor
Graeme Story Production Designer
Jonathan Whitehead Composer

Videos

An Apology to the Viewers

The kids TV presenters say sorry for a night out at a strip club.

Featuring: Alexander Armstrong, Ben Miller & Jessica Ransom.

The RAF Airmen Return

The RAF Airmen get a letter from back home.

Featuring: Alexander Armstrong & Ben Miller.

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