Asylum (1996)
- Genre
- sitcom
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 6 episodes
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 12 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
A comedy series set in a mental asylum. It mixes stand-up comedy routines with a darkly humorous story about the patients and staff.
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What happens
Asylum is a British comedy series which was shown on Paramount Comedy Channel in 1996. Set in a mental asylum, it was directed by Edgar Wright. It was co-written by Edgar Wright, David Walliams, Julian Barratt, Adam Bloom, Jessica Hynes, Simon Pegg, Norman Lovett, Paul Morocco, and Mick O'Connor. Asylum ran for one series of six episodes. Unlike traditional sitcoms or comedy television shows, it was to some extent an opportunity for stand-up routines by various comedians, mixed with an overall story involving much black humour. It is significant for involving a large number of British comedians, many of whom went on to work on some of the most successful comedy programmes of the 2000s. It marked the first collaboration of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, who would go on to make cult sitcom Spaced and Shaun of the Dead. Many of the characters names were the same as those of the actors who portrayed them. David Devant & His Spirit Wife were the "house band" for the series, performing segments in every episode, from their first album, Work, Lovelife, Miscellaneous. The lead-in track "Ginger" served as the programme's title music. The series has yet to be released on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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