Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
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.
Comedy
Documentary
4.8
3 reviewsRuntime: 77 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 2004-12-09
Director(s): Margy Kinmonth
Production: BBC Four
Languages: English
IMDB: tt3879096
