The Comic Strip Presents...
- TV comedy drama
- Channel 4 / BBC Two / U&Gold
- 1982 - 2016
- 41 episodes (5 series)
Periodic series of satires and spoofs that helped bring alternative comedy to the mainstream and forge a comedy reputation for then-new Channel 4. Stars Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson, Jennifer Saunders and more.
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Series 5, Episode 6 - Jealousy
John's insane jealousy impels him to spy on his wife's every move and, although he tries to conquer the obsession, he is tortured by the thought that she is having an affair. He adopts a series of ludicrous disguises in order to follow his wife wherever she goes.
Notes
A Comic Strip Production.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th May 1993
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Peter Capaldi | John |
| Jennifer Saunders | Jane Margory |
| Miranda Richardson | Stella Elsbeth |
| Kevin Allen | Raymond |
| Peter Richardson | Clive |
| Robbie Coltrane | Barrister |
| Nigel Planer | Transvestite |
| Steven O'Donnell (as Steve O'Donnel) | Celestina |
| Kathy Burke | Waitress |
| Gary Beadle | Handsome Man |
| Steve Douglas | Leslie |
| Thomas Arklie | Fantasy Man |
| Tim Raynam | Sophisticated Man |
| Ben Stevens | Sophisticated Man |
| Patrick Doyle | Singer at Piano |
| Alan Thompson Jones | Judge |
| Carole Anne | Neighbour's Wife |
| Alice Richardson | Child |
| Jack Richardson | Child |
| Paul Delfgou | Child |
| Sarah Delfgou | Child |
| Bethan Lowry | Child |
| Charlie Corbyn | Child |
| Robbie Coltrane | Writer |
| Morag Fullarton | Writer |
| Robbie Coltrane | Director |
| Lolli Kimpton | Producer |
| Michael White | Executive Producer |
| Peter Richardson | Executive Producer |
| Peter Delfgou | Editor |
| Beverley D'Souza | Editor |
| Chris Dickens | Editor |
| Marcus Rowland | Production Designer |
| Hank Wangford | Composer |
| Martin Belmont | Composer |