The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
| The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dewi Humphreys |
| Produced by |
Jon Plowman Patricia McGowan Ali Bryer Carron |
| Written by |
Mark Burton Kim Fuller |
| Starring |
Clive Anderson Matthew Ashforde Patrick Barlow Ronnie Barker Helena Bonham Carter Robert Bathurst Adam Blackwood Brian Blessed et al. |
| Narrated by | Angus Deayton |
| Music by | Philip Pope |
| Cinematography | Francis De Groote |
| Edited by | Steve Punt |
| Distributed by | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
Release date | 1999 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything is a collection of sketches (produced in 1999) broadcast in two parts on 2 and 4 January 2000 on BBC 1.
Cast
The Ages of Man
A version of the class sketch which had previously been broadcast as part of the BBC Millennium programme on 31 December 1999/
- Ronnie Barker – Renaissance Man
- Ronnie Corbett – Medieval Man
- Stephen Fry – Modern Man
1066
The Battle of Hastings staged and described in the style of a modern football match.
- Clive Anderson – Archbishop of Canterbury
- Ray Clemence – Ray Clemence the Younger
- George Cohen – Master George Cohen
- James Fleet – William the Conqueror
- Archie Gemmill – Archie Gemmill, currently in exile
- David Gower – Lord Gower
- Ricky Grover
- Alan Hansen – Lord Alan Hansen
- Geoff Hurst – Sir Geoffrey of Hurst
- Gary Lineker – Lord Gary Lineker
- Rory McGrath – King Harold II
- Peter Osgood – Squire Peter Osgoode
- Martin Peters – Lord Martin Peters
- Steve Punt
Scott of the Antarctic
A parody of Scott of the Antarctic.
- Amanda Holden – Geordie's girlfriend
- Bob Mortimer – Geordie
- Vic Reeves – Captain Scott
The First Spin Doctor
Treaty of Westphalia
- Patrick Barlow – Advisor
- Robert Bathurst – English Ambassador
- James Dreyfus – Swedish Ambassador
- Stephen Fry – Ambassador
- Hugh Laurie – French Ambassador
Marriage Guidance
- Brian Blessed – King Henry VIII
- Jack Dee – Marriage guidance counsellor
- Julia Sawalha – Catherine Parr
The Nice-But-Dim Family
- Adam Blackwood – Norman
- Richard Briers – Highway robbery victim
- Tim Brooke-Taylor – Earl of Sandwich
- Peter Davison – Duke of Wellington
- Harry Enfield – Tim Nice-But-Dim
- Jessica Stevenson – Woman with Black Death Victim
- Natasha Little
- Spike Milligan – Admiral Nelson
- Nigel Planer – Lord Cardigan
- Steve Punt – Lord Tampax
- Barbara Windsor – Highway robbery victim
Philosophy of a Hairdresser
- Thora Hird – Ida
- Victoria Wood – Moira
Explorers Explorers Explorers
When Columbo discovered America
- Gareth Hale – Columbo
- Norman Pace
Medieval NHS
Early British Comedy
- Matthew Ashforde – Reginald
- Helena Bonham Carter – Lily
- Neil Morrissey – Director
- Caroline Quentin – Marcia Bournemouth
- Richard Wilson – Monty DeLauncy
Looking Forwards
- Lenny Henry – Decos
- Clive Mantle – Dr. Mike Barratt (as Clive Mantel)
- Dawn French
- Maria McErlane
- Geraldine McNulty
- Chris Pavlo
- Trevor Peacock
- Lexie Peel
- Philip Pope
- Jennifer Saunders
- Rupert Vansittart
- Kim Wall
External links
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything on IMDb
- http://www.memorabletv.com/global/uk-tv/the-nearly-complete-and-utter-history-of-everything/
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