Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Synopsis

The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performers then relatively unknown, like Rowan Atkinson. Narrated by Dawn French, the programme includes interviews with many of the comedians and musicians who took part: John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Michael Palin, Sting, Lenny Henry and many more. The shows and their stars had a huge effect on modern British comedy. There are few comics today whose careers have not been heavily influenced by the anarchic and surreal humour of these events.

Main Cast

Dawn French

Self - Narrator

Age : 66 | Popularity : 18%

Rowan Atkinson

Self

Age : 69 | Popularity : 21%

Michael Palin

Self

Age : 80 | Popularity : 13%

Jennifer Saunders

Self

Age : 65 | Popularity : 12%

Stephen Fry

Self

Age : 66 | Popularity : 18%

John Cleese

Self

Age : 84 | Popularity : 23%

Sting

Self

Age : 72 | Popularity : 10%

Peter Cook

Self

Age : 57 | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Roger Graef
	Researcher	Jane Price
	Producer's Assistant	Barbara Brenninkmeyer
Directing	Director	Margy Kinmonth
Department	Role	Name

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