21 September 1981 (1981-09-21) – 24 January 1984 (1984-01-24)
The show was created by Tom Gutteridge (producer/director) and Sean Hardie (executive producer).[2]Colin Gilbert was script editor. Series One, comprising six shows, was broadcast on BBC2 from 21 September 1981 to 26 October 1981. Series Two, comprising four shows, was broadcast on BBC2 between 3 January 1984 and 24 January 1984. A contemporary sketch show with a nod to the then emerging wave of alternative comedy, a strong team combined to perform short sketches and various musical parodies.
The show was the first break into television for Rik Mayall,[3] who played an over-excited, anorak-wearing investigative reporter Kevin Turvey. To maintain the illusion that his character was real, Mayall's name did not appear in the closing credits whereas Kevin Turvey's did.[4] The show was also the start of Tracey Ullman's television comedy career.[5]Peter Capaldi, a trained graphic artist from Scotland, contributed to designing the show's opening sequence prior to launching his own career as an actor.[6] The first series won a Scottish BAFTA for Best Entertainment Programme in 1982.
For the second series, Colin Gilbert was brought in as producer, his debut TV production with the newly formed BBC Scotland Comedy Unit. Richard Stilgoe had left the show and Robbie Coltrane took his place.[7] This second series was more slick and competent than the first, and Coltrane was praised for his vocal range, powerful delivery and natural acting technique.[2]
A compilation episode was broadcast on 31 December 1987, entitled "A Kick Up The Bells". On 31 December 1998 BBC2 screened "A Kick Up The Archive", a further highlights compilation.[8]
kick, eighties, 1981, 1984, comedy, sketch, show, starring, robbie, coltrane, series, tracey, ullman, richard, stilgoe, series, miriam, margolyes, mayall, bain, roger, sloman, opening, 1981, title, cardstarringrobbie, coltranetracey, ullmanrichard, stilgoemiri. A Kick Up the Eighties was a 1981 1984 BBC 2 comedy sketch show starring Robbie Coltrane Series 2 Tracey Ullman Richard Stilgoe Series 1 Miriam Margolyes Rik Mayall Ron Bain and Roger Sloman 1 2 A Kick Up the EightiesOpening 1981 title cardStarringRobbie ColtraneTracey UllmanRichard StilgoeMiriam MargolyesRik MayallRon BainRoger SlomanCountry of originUnited KingdomNo of series2No of episodes10ProductionRunning time30 minutes Production companyBBC ScotlandOriginal releaseNetworkBBC2Release21 September 1981 1981 09 21 24 January 1984 1984 01 24 The show was created by Tom Gutteridge producer director and Sean Hardie executive producer 2 Colin Gilbert was script editor Series One comprising six shows was broadcast on BBC2 from 21 September 1981 to 26 October 1981 Series Two comprising four shows was broadcast on BBC2 between 3 January 1984 and 24 January 1984 A contemporary sketch show with a nod to the then emerging wave of alternative comedy a strong team combined to perform short sketches and various musical parodies The show was the first break into television for Rik Mayall 3 who played an over excited anorak wearing investigative reporter Kevin Turvey To maintain the illusion that his character was real Mayall s name did not appear in the closing credits whereas Kevin Turvey s did 4 The show was also the start of Tracey Ullman s television comedy career 5 Peter Capaldi a trained graphic artist from Scotland contributed to designing the show s opening sequence prior to launching his own career as an actor 6 The first series won a Scottish BAFTA for Best Entertainment Programme in 1982 For the second series Colin Gilbert was brought in as producer his debut TV production with the newly formed BBC Scotland Comedy Unit Richard Stilgoe had left the show and Robbie Coltrane took his place 7 This second series was more slick and competent than the first and Coltrane was praised for his vocal range powerful delivery and natural acting technique 2 A compilation episode was broadcast on 31 December 1987 entitled A Kick Up The Bells On 31 December 1998 BBC2 screened A Kick Up The Archive a further highlights compilation 8 1980s portalReferences edit A Kick up the Eighties 21 09 81 1981 BFI Archived from the original on 3 June 2018 a b c BBC Comedy Guide A Kick Up The Eighties Archived from the original on 21 December 2004 Retrieved 27 June 2014 Obituary Rik Mayall BBC 9 June 2014 Retrieved 27 June 2014 BFI Screenonline Kick Up the Eighties A 1981 1984 screenonline org uk How US comedy star Tracey Ullman came home to the BBC Radio Times A Kick Up The Eighties 1 January 2017 BFI Screenonline Coltrane Robbie 1950 Biography screenonline org uk A Kick Up the Archive 31 December 1998 p 156 via BBC Genome External links editA Kick Up the Eighties at IMDb nbsp A Kick Up the Eighties at the BFI s Screenonline nbsp This article relating to a comedy television series in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a BBC television programme is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Kick Up the Eighties amp oldid 1180282232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
