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Packet of Three (1991)

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United Kingdom
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How it feels

A comedy series set in a fictional theater, the Crumpsall Palladium. It follows a group of performers putting on shows in front of a live audience.

comediclightheartedplayfulstageysharpwittyenergeticlive-audience

What happens

Packet of Three, re-titled as Packing Them In for the second series, is a comedy series broadcast by Channel 4 between 2 August 1991 and 4 November 1992. It starred Frank Skinner, Jenny Eclair and Henry Normal. It was set in the fictional Crumpsall Palladium with scenes filmed at Wakefield's Theatre Royal in front of a live theatre audience. For the re-titled second series, Normal was replaced by Roger Mann and Kevin Eldon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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