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TV Offal

  • TV Series
  • 1997–1998
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
75
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TV Offal (1997)
ParodyComedy

Comedian Victor Lewis-Smith presents an alternative view of the world. Archive and news footage are re-dubbed with new commentaries, taking them completely out of context, in order to make t... Read allComedian Victor Lewis-Smith presents an alternative view of the world. Archive and news footage are re-dubbed with new commentaries, taking them completely out of context, in order to make them look ridiculous. The same treatment is given to tawdry TV programmes, to make them app... Read allComedian Victor Lewis-Smith presents an alternative view of the world. Archive and news footage are re-dubbed with new commentaries, taking them completely out of context, in order to make them look ridiculous. The same treatment is given to tawdry TV programmes, to make them appear even more rubbishy then they already were.

  • Creator
    • Terry Nation
  • Stars
    • Victor Lewis-Smith
    • Stephen Hawking
    • Michael Buerk
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    75
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Terry Nation
    • Stars
      • Victor Lewis-Smith
      • Stephen Hawking
      • Michael Buerk
    • 4User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Victor Lewis-Smith
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    • Self - Presenter
    • 1997–1998
    Stephen Hawking
    Stephen Hawking
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    • 1997–1998
    Michael Buerk
    Michael Buerk
    • Self
    • 1998
    Ben Elton
    Ben Elton
    • Self
    • 1998
    Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Andrew Lloyd Webber
    • Self
    • 1998
    Jim Davidson
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    • 1998
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    • 1998
    Jeremy Beadle
    Jeremy Beadle
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    • 1998
    Esther Rantzen
    • Self
    • 1998
    Redvers Kyle
    • Self
    • 1998
    Jimmy Savile
    Jimmy Savile
    • Self
    • 1998
    Trevor McDonald
    Trevor McDonald
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    • 1998
    Richard Whiteley
    • Self
    • 1998
    David Owen
    David Owen
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    • 1998
    Roy Skelton
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    • 1998
    • Creator
      • Terry Nation
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    Related interests

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    • Trivia
      Stephen Hawking's appearances in the pre-title scenes of each episode are actually footage taken from an episode of the chat show Wogan (1982), with Victor Lewis-Smith superimposed into it and dubbed over with a computerised voice similar to Hawking's, making it seem as if Hawking is interacting with Lewis-Smith. Hawking is thanked in each episode's end credits for his permission to use the footage.
    • Connections
      Edited from Wogan (1982)

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 1997 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Victor Lewis-Smith's official TV Offal page describing the series
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Associated-Rediffusion Television
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
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      • 30m
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