The Comedy Years 1979 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, Comedy

The Comedy Years

1979 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, Comedy

A look back at how comedy has shaped and defined a changing Britain. This episode looks at 1979, with stars of comedy past and present looking back on the year that gave us our first female Prime Minister in Margaret Thatcher and a return ...See moreA look back at how comedy has shaped and defined a changing Britain. This episode looks at 1979, with stars of comedy past and present looking back on the year that gave us our first female Prime Minister in Margaret Thatcher and a return to political satire with shows like Not The Nine O'Clock News. The episode also looks at the northern club scene which dominated TV screens at the time with the likes of The Cannon and Ball Show and the stand-up series The Comedians. See less

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Hugh Bonneville Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Downton Abbey (2019)
Clive Anderson Self - Writer and Broadcaster Self - Writer and Broadcaster See fewer	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988)
Leslie Ash Self - Comedy Actress Self - Comedy Actress See fewer	British Men Behaving Badly (1992)
Bobby Ball Self - Comedy Duo Self - Comedy Duo See fewer	Cannon and Ball (1979)
James Bolam Self / Roy Figgis Self / Roy Figgis See fewer	The Likely Lads (1976)
Nicholas Bond-Owen Self / Tristram Fourmile Self / Tristram Fourmile See fewer	Oliver Twist (1985)
Tommy Cannon Self - Comedy Duo Self - Comedy Duo See fewer	Cannon and Ball (1979)
Eric Chappell Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Singles (1988)
Bernie Clifton Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Up North (2016)
Andrew Collins Self - Television Critic Self - Television Critic See fewer	Not Going Out (2006)
Jon Culshaw Self - Impressionist Self - Impressionist See fewer	Dead Ringers (2002)
Kevin Day Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	A League of Their Own (2010)
Omid Djalili Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	The Mummy (1999)
Sherrie Hewson Self - Comedy Actress Self - Comedy Actress See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Dom Joly Self - Creator, Trigger Happy TV Self - Creator, Trigger Happy TV See fewer	Trigger Happy TV (2000)
Shaparak Khorsandi Self - Comedian (as Shappi Khorsandi) Self - Comedian (as Shappi Khorsandi) See fewer	Have Heart (2021)
Mick Miller Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Ideal (2005)
John O'Farrell Self - Comedy Writer Self - Comedy Writer See fewer	Chicken Run (2000)
Tracy-Ann Oberman Self - Comedy Actress Self - Comedy Actress See fewer	Friday Night Dinner (2011)
Debra Stephenson Self - Impressionist Self - Impressionist See fewer	Bad Girls (1999)
Christopher Strauli Self / Norman Binns Self / Norman Binns See fewer	The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
Janet Street-Porter Self - Broadcaster Self - Broadcaster See fewer	The Vault of Horror (1992)
Don Ward Self - Co-Founder, The Comedy Store Self - Co-Founder, The Comedy Store See fewer	Rhod Gilbert and the Award-Winning Mince Pie (2009)
Ann Widdecombe Self - Former Conservative MP Self - Former Conservative MP See fewer	Doctor Who (2005)
Brian Conley Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Equilibrium (2002)