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Summary

Monty Python's Flying Circus was a sketch show starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin and Terry Jones. It also featured animations by Terry Gilliam.

The programme, which was 'groundbreaking' in many ways, was particularly notable for its haphazard nature, with many sketches seemingly being abandoned before reaching a satisfactory conclusion.

It included some of the best moments of British TV comedy - the 'Dead Parrot' sketch, the 'Nudge, nudge' sketch, the Lumberjack song, the Ministry of Silly Walks, etc.

Long after the last television series finished, the Monty Python team were still busy making films (The Life Of Brian, The Meaning Of Life, etc.).

Cast List

  Graham Chapman as various people
  John Cleese as various other people
  Eric Idle as even more people
  Michael Palin as yet more people
  Terry Jones as just about everybody else

Production Details

Written by:
Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin

Produced by:
John Howard Davies, Ian MacNaughton

4 series, 46 episodes

Transmitted: 1969-74

TV Channel: BBC1

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