The Glam Metal Detectives (1995– )

A sketch show that had the effect that you were channel surfing, with each sketch being a spoof programme on different fake channels. Regular items included Colin Corleone - a man who ... See full summary »

Creator:

Peter Richardson

Stars:

Mark Caven, Sara Stockbridge, Gary Beadle

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mark Caven	...	Various Roles (7 episodes, 1995)
Sara Stockbridge	...	Sara (7 episodes, 1995)
Gary Beadle	...	Gary (5 episodes, 1995)
Phil Cornwell	...	Phil (5 episodes, 1995)
Doon Mackichan	...	Doon (5 episodes, 1995)
George Antoni	...	George (5 episodes, 1995)
Simon Godley	...	Additional cast (5 episodes, 1995)
Janine Dearlove	...	Additional cast (5 episodes, 1995)
Stephen Marcus	...	Man with Machine Gun (5 episodes, 1995)
Mac McDonald	...	Rolston Brocade (4 episodes, 1995)
David Schneider	...	Constable (4 episodes, 1995)
Ann Bryson	...	Newsreader (4 episodes, 1995)
Mirella D'Angelo	...	Additional cast (4 episodes, 1995)
Nigel Harrison	...	Additional cast (4 episodes, 1995)
Virginia Fiol	...	Additional cast (4 episodes, 1995)
Harriet Earle	...	Additional cast (4 episodes, 1995)
Paul Putner	...	Additional cast (4 episodes, 1995)
Marc Smith	...	Talk Show Host (4 episodes, 1995)
William Armstrong	...	Bloodsports Host (3 episodes, 1995)
Miles Crawford	...	Additional cast (3 episodes, 1995)
Christine Chan	...	Additional cast (3 episodes, 1995)
Barry Stanton	...	The Baron (3 episodes, 1995)
Amanda Symonds	...	Additional cast (3 episodes, 1995)

Storyline

A sketch show that had the effect that you were channel surfing, with each sketch being a spoof programme on different fake channels. Regular items included Colin Corleone - a man who thought he was The Godfather, a 1950's serial 'Betty's Mad Dash', an American talk show, movie paradies, plus the eponymic Glam Metal Detectives who would fight crime and play sell-out concerts every week. You'd dip in and out of these and other sketches as if you were hopping around different TV channels.

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Plot Keywords:

sketch comedy | alternative comedy

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 1995 (UK)

Also Known As:

GMD

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A short-lived Marvel comic was also released to tie in with this comedy series. As with the show itself, it soon disappeared without a trace.

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Soundtracks

"Everybody Up"
Written by Trevor Horn & Lol Creme
Performed by Trevor Horn & Lol Creme with Jeff Beck, Lalo Creme and The Glams

User Reviews

Funkin' Justice For All!

...or something. Come to think, maybe funkin' wasn't exactly what they had in mind, but I was a dirty-minded child (about 9 or 10 around the time this was showing) and if it was I didn't pick up on it. As far as I can remember, Glam Metal Detectives set itself up as a post-pub trawl through various cable channels and programmes, the main one concerning a troup of old-school, mullets-and-fishnets rockers who toured the world (even reaching London, In-guh-land)solving mysteries. In a van. There was also Bloodsports Live, coming direct to your front room from car parks at kicking-out time nationwide; Betty's Mad Dash, a film about two fraightfully-fraightfully flappers on a NBK-style crime spree; George Yiasoumi, who thought he was the Godfather and was followed everywhere by two thugs who hummed the theme tune; Mick Jagger's Hamlet and, uh, not that many more. It was very funny, very sweet and very strange. Judging from its limited distribution and the fact that no one I've ever met has heard of it, it was also an aquired taste. Maybe I'm just recalling it through the rosy contact lenses of nostalgia but for this up-too-late 9 year old, GMD was a taste well worth aquiring. Besides which, it shoes the hell out of Smack The Pony.