Post by Barry Hodge on Aug 31, 2015 11:45:52 GMT
Just thought I'd report a little bit of info.
I found a Paramount Comedy Channel piece taped in mid-2000, starring an early version of Count Arthur Strong with Terry Titter (played by the same fellow as Malcolm in the Count's radio series, and touring shows). I put it on the Facebook Count Arthur fan page and, 5000 views later, several people have asked for more, though I have nothing.
The producer of the sketches then said that he'd not see them since they were first on in 1998, and that Paramount wiped the masters. There was a bit of hubbub, though they exist "on a (self-made) DVD somewhere"...
As is known, Matt Lucas and David Walliams, Simon Pegg, et al all had early sketches and shows on there - are they all wiped? I don't know if Spoofovision (of which I have a few) were compilations, or the original broadcasts. I remember there being debate as to why the Lucas/Williams Mash & Peas programmes/sketches weren't released during the height of Little Britain's popularity (even though Peter Kay had a DVD released of his interviews from the same channel).
I wonder if it's all gone... I still have a mental image of Matt Lucas dressed as a Judith Chalmers simulation talking of 'an en-suite bog'
I found a Paramount Comedy Channel piece taped in mid-2000, starring an early version of Count Arthur Strong with Terry Titter (played by the same fellow as Malcolm in the Count's radio series, and touring shows). I put it on the Facebook Count Arthur fan page and, 5000 views later, several people have asked for more, though I have nothing.
The producer of the sketches then said that he'd not see them since they were first on in 1998, and that Paramount wiped the masters. There was a bit of hubbub, though they exist "on a (self-made) DVD somewhere"...
As is known, Matt Lucas and David Walliams, Simon Pegg, et al all had early sketches and shows on there - are they all wiped? I don't know if Spoofovision (of which I have a few) were compilations, or the original broadcasts. I remember there being debate as to why the Lucas/Williams Mash & Peas programmes/sketches weren't released during the height of Little Britain's popularity (even though Peter Kay had a DVD released of his interviews from the same channel).
I wonder if it's all gone... I still have a mental image of Matt Lucas dressed as a Judith Chalmers simulation talking of 'an en-suite bog'
