The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (1989) (TV)

Director:

Mike Holgate

Release Date:

June 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Documentary

Cast

  (Credited cast)

John Bird	...	Himself
Rory Bremner	...	Himself (also as Spitting Image)
Kathy Burke	...	Herself
John Cleese	...	Himself (also as Spitting Image)
Robbie Coltrane	...	Himself
Peter Cook	...	Himself
Adrian Edmondson	...	Himself (as Ade Edmondson)
Ben Elton	...	Himself
Dawn French	...	Herself
Stephen Fry	...	Himself
Lenny Henry	...	Himself
Jools Holland	...	Himself
Chris Langham	...	Himself
Hugh Laurie	...	Himself
Dudley Moore	...	Himself
Jimmy Mulville	...	Himself
Steve Nallon	...	Himself (also as Spitting Image)
Michael Palin	...	Himself
Rowland Rivron	...	Himself (as Roland Rivron)
Jennifer Saunders	...	Herself
John Williams	...	Himself
John Williams	...	Himself

Runtime:

UK:92 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Trivia:

The Pope/Michelangelo sketch is based on an actual historical incident. The Renaissance artist Paolo Veronese really did paint a "Last Supper" with extraneous contemporary elements. The Inquisition investigated and advised him to remove those elements. Instead, he really did just rename it - to "Feast at the House of Levi."

Quotes:

[the Dead Parrot sketch]
Pet Shop Owner: What's wrong with it?
Customer: I'll tell you what's wrong with it, my lad. It's dead. That's what's wrong with it!
Pet Shop Owner: So it is. Well, there's your money back, and a couple of holiday vouchers! Thank you!
Customer: Well you can't say Thatcher hasn't changed some things!

Movie Connections:

Follows The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)