Comedy Map of Britain
tv show
12 total episodes
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2 seasons
First Aired January 27, 2007
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Overview
Comedy Map of Britain is a BBC documentary series which visits the places that have inspired many of Britain's leading comedians. It first aired on BBC Two in 2007 and 2008. Narrated by veteran broadcaster Alan Whicker, comedians included in the two series include Angus Deayton, Anton Rodgers, Arthur Smith and Hale and Pace, Bill Bailey, Chris Moyles, the Chuckle Brothers, Dudley Moore, Eric Idle, Graham Fellows, Hugh Grant, Ian Hislop, Ian Lavender, Jim Davidson, Jon Culshaw, Mark Thomas, Maureen Lipman, Michael Palin, Paul Merton, Richard Whiteley, Ricky Gervais, Ronni Ancona, Rowan Atkinson, Roy Chubby Brown, Steve Coogan, Syd Little and Eddie Large, Terry Jones, Leigh Francis and many others.
Episode 3 - Newcastle to Leeds
Season 2 - Episode 3 - 1h 0m
Air Date
May 03, 2008
Overview
Maureen Lipman returns to her comic roots in Hull, where she first got laughs on the steps of her father's tailor shop. Brothers Simon and Chris Donald visit the Victorian terrace in Newcastle where they gave birth to the anarchic comic Viz, while writer Ian Le Frenais trawls the city's suburbs to reveal the haunts of the Likely Lads. Leigh Francis travels to Leeds to reveal the 'real Avid Merrion'. Alan Whicker narrates.
