Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987)

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three disreputable men scheme and blunder through low-rent show business. Their attempts to get fame and money lead to a lot of shouting, physical comedy, and daft plans.

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What happens

Filthy Rich & Catflap is a BBC sitcom produced in 1986 and broadcast in 1987. The series featured former The Young Ones co-stars Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson as its three titular characters. It was written by Ben Elton (with additional material credited to Mayall), and produced and directed by Paul Jackson, with film sequences directed by Ed Bye. The show's music was written by Peter Brewis. One series consisting of six half-hour episodes was produced. Despite the continuity announcer saying that the show would return the following year, only one series was ever made due to a fall-out between Mayall and Elton over creative control. The series enjoyed a resurgence of interest in 2004 when it was officially released on DVD by independent DVD production company Playback. The VHS and DVD versions were cut for musical rights. Cuts included Richie singing "Where Is Love?", "Morning Has Broken", and "Consider Yourself"; and Eddie singing "Roxanne", "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two", and "Message in a Bottle". A 25th-anniversary DVD was released in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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