The Glam Metal Detectives (1995)

Directed by

Peter Richardson

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This British comedy series mixes sketches and sitcom segments. It mimics the feel of flipping through cheap satellite TV channels with fake ads and running jokes.

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What happens

The Glam Metal Detectives is a comedy show produced by the BBC in 1995. Shown on BBC2 on Thursday nights at 9, it combined sketch and sitcom elements. As with other shows launched in this timeslot, The Glam Metal Detectives attempted to innovate and combine genres. The show consists of a single series of seven episodes. The series starred Gary Beadle, Phil Cornwell, Doon Mackichan (playing most of the female roles), Sara Stockbridge, George Yiasoumi, and Mark Caven. The scripts were written by the cast, director Peter Richardson, and Lloyd Stanton. The show was designed to appear as if the viewer was channel surfing through a multi-channel wasteland, happening upon spoof adverts, short sketches, and recurring show elements. Like other BBC content of the mid-1990s (such as KYTV), it often lampooned the low-budget quality of satellite television available in the UK at the time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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