"Alas Smith & Jones" (1984) TV series 1984-1998

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Directors:

Dominic Brigstocke
Chris Bould
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Writers:

Clive Anderson (writer)
Lenny Barker (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

31 January 1984 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Mel Smith and Griff Rhys-Jones present a series of short (often tasteless, always scathing) sketches...

Plot Keywords:

Cult Comedy | Double Act | Cult Favorite | Sketch Comedy | Character Name In Title

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Mel Smith	...	Various Roles (61 episodes, 1984-1998)
Griff Rhys Jones	...	Various Roles (61 episodes, 1984-1998)

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Series Directed by
John Kilby		(7 episodes, 1986)
Martin Shardlow		(6 episodes, 1984)
Robin Carr		(unknown episodes, 1986)
Graham C. Williams		(unknown episodes, 1990)
Chris Bould		(unknown episodes, 1992)
Dominic Brigstocke		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Adrian Baldwin		(1 episode, 1992)
Andrew Taft		(unknown episodes, 1991-1994)
Graham Linehan		(unknown episodes, 1995)
Arthur Mathews		(unknown episodes, 1995)
Clive Anderson		(unknown episodes)
Lenny Barker		(unknown episodes)
Colin Bostock-Smith		(unknown episodes)
Terence Dackombe		(unknown episodes)
Jack Docherty		(unknown episodes)
Mark Griffiths		(unknown episodes)
Andy Hamilton		(unknown episodes)
Moray Hunter		(unknown episodes)
John Irwin		(unknown episodes)
Guy Jenkin		(unknown episodes)
Terry Kyan		(unknown episodes)
Chris Lang		(unknown episodes)
Chris Langham		(unknown episodes)
Pete McCarthy		(unknown episodes)
Rory McGrath		(unknown episodes)
Paul Merton		(unknown episodes)
Jimmy Mulville		(unknown episodes)
Henry Naylor		(unknown episodes)
Richard Parker		(unknown episodes)
Andy Parsons		(unknown episodes)
Roger Planer		(unknown episodes)
Jim Pullin		(unknown episodes)
Griff Rhys Jones		(unknown episodes)
Rowland Rivron		(unknown episodes)
Laurie Rowley		(unknown episodes)
Mel Smith		(unknown episodes)
Paul Smith		(unknown episodes)
Vicki Stepney		(unknown episodes)
Rebecca Stevens		(unknown episodes)
Nick Wilton		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
John Kilby	....	producer (7 episodes, 1986)
Martin Shardlow	....	producer (6 episodes, 1984)
Jimmy Mulville	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1985)
Jamie Rix	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1987-1989)
Jon Plowman	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1990-1992)
Chris Bould	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Peter Fincham	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Jon Magnusson	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Graham C. Williams	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Peter Brewis		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Nick Arthurs		(12 episodes, 1995-1997)

Series Makeup Department
Joan Stribling	....	hair designer / makeup designer / ... (1 episode, 1984)

Series Sound Department
Alan Taylor	....	sound recordist (12 episodes, 1997-1998)

Series Stunts
Riky Ash	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tom Delmar	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Donald Cameron	....	unit location manager (6 episodes, 1992)
Chris Langham	....	script editor (unknown episodes)
Jimmy Mulville	....	script editor (unknown episodes)
Jim Pullin	....	script editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• TalkBack Productions

Distributors

• SubTV (2006) (Finland) (TV)

Also Known As:

"Smith & Jones" (UK) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The show's title is a parody of the title of an American TV series, "Alias Smith and Jones" (1971).

Movie Connections:

Featured in Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (2005) (TV)

One of the best...

This is one of the best sketch-based shows I've seen. I'm a big sucker for this kind of british humour and this show really made me laugh my pants off (quite literally actually). Both Smith and Jones are great comedians which give even greater performances. Highly recommended.