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

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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