Sketches such as the Dead Parrot and The Ministry of Silly Walks earned Monty Python's Flying Circus a place in comedy's hall of fame. But the death of Graham Chapman in ended hopes that the team would ever work together again.
The Python phenomenon is investigated in this documentary first shown a year after
Chapman's death. Interviews with the Pythons and fans such as Ben Elton and Steve Martin are mixed with footage of Chapman's memorial service that included an affectionate but irreverent eulogy by John Cleese. Producer Mark Chapman
Omnibus editor Andrew Snell
A Tiger Television production for BBCtv

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