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Q5

  • TV Series
  • 1969–1980
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
161
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Spike Milligan in Q5 (1969)
Sketch ComedyComedy

Spike Milligan's groundbreaking yet largely unknown surreal comedy sketch series that inspired Monty Python's Flying Circus.Spike Milligan's groundbreaking yet largely unknown surreal comedy sketch series that inspired Monty Python's Flying Circus.Spike Milligan's groundbreaking yet largely unknown surreal comedy sketch series that inspired Monty Python's Flying Circus.

  • Stars
    • Spike Milligan
    • John Bluthal
    • Alan Clare
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    161
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    • Stars
      • Spike Milligan
      • John Bluthal
      • Alan Clare
    • 8User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Spike Milligan
    Spike Milligan
    • Various Characters
    • 1969–1980
    John Bluthal
    John Bluthal
    • Various Characters
    • 1969–1980
    Alan Clare
    • Various Characters
    • 1969–1980
    David Lodge
    David Lodge
    • Various Characters
    • 1975–1980
    Julia Breck
    • Various Characters
    • 1975–1980
    Ed Welch
    • Self - Musical Guest
    • 1975–1980
    Robert Dorning
    Robert Dorning
    • Various Characters
    • 1975–1978
    Stella Tanner
    • Various Characters
    • 1975–1979
    Bob Todd
    Bob Todd
    • Various Characters
    • 1979–1980
    Keith Smith
    • Various Characters
    • 1978–1980
    John D. Collins
    John D. Collins
    • Various Characters
    • 1978–1979
    Neil Shand
    • Various Characters
    • 1969–1978
    Rita Webb
    Rita Webb
    • Various Characters
    • 1975–1979
    Jeannette Charles
    Jeannette Charles
    • Queen Elizabeth II…
    • 1975–1980
    Keith Smith
    • Various Characters
    • 1978–1979
    Peter Jones
    Peter Jones
    • Various Characters
    • 1975
    Chris Langham
    Chris Langham
    • Various Characters
    • 1975
    Fanny Carby
    • Various Characters
    • 1969
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    • Trivia
      Episodes 1, 5, 6 and 7 from Season 1 are lost, though off-air audio recordings of at least two of these episodes are known to exist, and film rolls containing sketches from one of the missing episodes were found among Spike Milligan's personal archives in 2022 when a documentary about him was made.
    • Connections
      Edited into Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut: The Much Funnier Second Episode (2009)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 24, 1969 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Q6
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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