Smith and Jones: The Home-made Xmas Video

BBC Four

Duration: 33 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 23^rd Dec 1987, 21:30 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 13^th Dec 2018, 23:00 on BBC Four HD

Christmas special about a dysfunctional family with a video camera. What is a little over-indulgence for most of us is, for this clan, an orgy of hitherto uncharted proportions. Show more

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Dad:: Griff Rhys Jones
Len:: Mel Smith
Mum:: Diane Langton
Writer:: Robin Driscoll
Grandmother:: Dorothea Alexander
Alan:: Brian Coburn
Hospital Sister:: Frankie Cosgrave
Policewoman:: Janice Cramer
Shirley:: Jenny Jay
Baby:: Bruce Kilby
Neighbour:: Raymond Mason
Policeman:: Pete McCarthy
Grandfather:: Walter Sparrow
Ambulancewoman:: Rebecca Stevens
Mrs Aldershot:: Joanne Noble
Pub Landlord:: Stan Young
Producer:: John Kilby
Producer:: Jamie Rix
Director:: John Kilby

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Source: BBC Online

Comedy Connections

Series 5

Episode 8: Alas Smith and Jones

BBC One

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Mar 2007, 22:35 on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: Tue 24^th Dec 2013, 22:45 on BBC Two England

A look at Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones's sketch show, which dominated ratings throughout the 1980s, and its connections with other comedy shows. Show more

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Narrator:: Doon Mackichan
Participant:: Mel Smith
Participant:: Griff Rhys Jones
Participant:: Clive Anderson
Participant:: Rory McGrath
Participant:: Jimmy Mulville
Participant:: Graham Linehan
Participant:: Arthur Mathews
Participant:: Martin Shardlow
Participant:: Robin Driscoll
Participant:: John Howard Davis
Participant:: Peter Fincham
Director:: Kevin McMunigal
Series Producer:: Graham Mitchell

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