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Believe Nothing (2002)

Believe Nothing poster
Directed by
John Stroud
Genre
sitcom
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bored genius professor joins a secret society that controls the world. He drags his loyal servant along for the ride.

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What happens

Believe Nothing is a British sitcom starring Rik Mayall as Quadruple Professor Adonis Cnut, the cleverest man in Britain, and Oxford's leading moral philosopher. He is paid huge amounts of money for his views, consulted by the government, but he is bored and wants adventure, so he joins the shadowy organization The Council which controls everything going on in the world. Starring alongside Mayall is Michael Maloney as Brian Albumen, Cnut's faithful servant, and Emily Bruni as Hannah Awkward who becomes professor of pedantics. The series was written by Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks. Although much hyped by ITV, who were hoping to repeat the success of Gran and Marks' previous project with Mayall, The New Statesman, the series did not achieve high viewing figures, and was dropped after one series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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