Revolver (1978– )

Stars:

Peter Cook, Les Ross, Steven Severin

Cast

Series cast summary:
Peter Cook	...	Himself - Host (8 episodes, 1978)

Storyline

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Genres:

Music

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associated Television (ATV)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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Connections

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User Reviews

Not a candidate for DVD box set treatment

This short-lived late-night TV music series (7 episodes) aired in summer 1978 and featured a range of bands interspersed with pre-recorded links by Peter Cook, these being projected on a large overhead screen above the studio audience. The setup was supposedly a rundown club having hit hard times, with Cook playing the disapproving, sneering host deliberately trying to antagonise everyone on set. He needn't have bothered pretending. Pretty awful, but worth a few stars if only for getting such a bizarre idea past the pitch stage, plus of course the UK punk bands (Ian Dury, X Ray Spex, Buzzcocks, Siouxsie & The Banshees etc) had not done a lot of TV at this time and are worth seeing. Made by ATV, and produced by pop impresario Mickie Most, of all people.