End of Part One (1979)
- Directed by
- Geoffrey Sax
- Genre
- sketch comedy
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 2 seasons, 14 episodes
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This show follows Norman and Vera Straightman whose everyday life gets interrupted by famous TV personalities. Later episodes become parodies of popular television shows from the era.
playfulnostalgiclightheartedsatiricalfast-pacedsillysurrealgently absurd
What happens
End of Part One is a British television comedy sketch show written by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall; it was made by London Weekend Television. It ran for two series on ITV, from 1979 to 1980 and was an attempt at a TV version of The Burkiss Way. The first series concerned the lives of Norman and Vera Straightman, who had their lives interrupted by various television personalities of the day. The second series was mainly a straight succession of parodies of TV shows of the time, including Larry Grayson's Generation Game and Nationwide. After being absent for the entire season, Norman and Vera make a surprise reappearance at the end of the final episode. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Take My Wife (1979)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.