Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie is a British television comedy series written and performed by Ben Elton. The title of the series was a play on words of the American spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,[1] and "Auntie", an informal name for the BBC.
15 February 1990 (1990-02-15) – 10 March 1994 (1994-03-10)
The first series aired on BBC1 in 1990. A second series with a slightly different format was aired four years later in 1994.[2]
The series was primarily based on Elton's stand-up comedy routines, with his monologues interspersed with occasional filmed sketches and parodies, as well as soundbites from chinface "potato heads".[2] Another regular segment were "Farties' Guides" to such tasks as catching a train or setting up home—Elton described "Farties" as "you and me"—ordinary people endeavouring to make it through life despite the efforts of entities such as the "body conspiracy" and the Ministry of Crap Design.
elton, from, auntie, british, television, comedy, series, written, performed, elton, title, series, play, words, american, series, from, auntie, informal, name, genrecomedywritten, byben, eltondirected, byjohn, burrowspresented, byben, eltoncountry, originunit. Ben Elton The Man from Auntie is a British television comedy series written and performed by Ben Elton The title of the series was a play on words of the American spy series The Man from U N C L E 1 and Auntie an informal name for the BBC Ben Elton The Man from AuntieGenreComedyWritten byBen EltonDirected byJohn BurrowsPresented byBen EltonCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series2No of episodes12ProductionProducerGeoffrey PerkinsRunning time30 minsOriginal releaseNetworkBBC1Release15 February 1990 1990 02 15 10 March 1994 1994 03 10 The first series aired on BBC1 in 1990 A second series with a slightly different format was aired four years later in 1994 2 The series was primarily based on Elton s stand up comedy routines with his monologues interspersed with occasional filmed sketches and parodies as well as soundbites from chinface potato heads 2 Another regular segment were Farties Guides to such tasks as catching a train or setting up home Elton described Farties as you and me ordinary people endeavouring to make it through life despite the efforts of entities such as the body conspiracy and the Ministry of Crap Design References edit Rich Mari Smith Olivia J Thompson Clifford 2003 World Authors 1995 2000 H W Wilson a b Ben Elton The Man from Auntie BBC Comedy External links editBen Elton The Man from Auntie at IMDb nbsp 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 Ben Elton The Man from Auntie amp oldid 1204036613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
