A Kick Up the Eighties
Encyclopedia
A Kick Up the Eighties was a 1981-1984 BBC Scotland
sketch show starring Robbie Coltrane
, Tracey Ullman
, Richard Stilgoe
, Miriam Margolyes
, Rik Mayall
, Ron Bain
and Roger Sloman
.
The Series was created by Colin Gilbert, who went on to Naked Video
, The show was notable for introducing the Rik Mayall character Kevin Turvey
.
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who...
sketch show starring Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane, OBE is a Scottish actor, comedian and author. He is known both for his role as Dr...
, Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman is a British stage and television actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, screenwriter and author ....
, Richard Stilgoe
Richard Stilgoe
Richard Henry Simpson Stilgoe OBE is a British songwriter, lyricist and musician. He is noted for clever wordplay as much as for his music....
, Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes, OBE is an English actress and voice artist. Her earliest roles were in theatre and after several supporting roles in film and television she won a BAFTA Award for her role in The Age of Innocence .-Early life:...
, Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall
Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall is an English comedian, writer, and actor. He is known for his comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson, his over-the-top, energetic portrayal of characters, and as a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s...
, Ron Bain
Ron Bain
Ron Bain is a Scottish television actor, director, producer, comedian and former stage actor who now focuses primarily on directing. He is known for his work with comedian Rikki Fulton, with whom he first worked while performing Molliere's The Miser at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh in 1971,...
and Roger Sloman
Roger Sloman
Roger Sloman is an English actor. Born in the Harlesden district of London, he has performed in dozens of television and film appearances since the late 1970s...
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The Series was created by Colin Gilbert, who went on to Naked Video
Naked Video
Naked Video was a BBC Scotland comedy series, broadcast between 1986 and 1991 on BBC2, the series was created by Colin Gilbert who also created A Kick Up the Eighties and Naked Radio.-Naked Radio:...
, The show was notable for introducing the Rik Mayall character Kevin Turvey
Kevin Turvey
Kevin Turvey was a British television comedy character created by actor and comedian Rik Mayall for the BBC sketch show A Kick Up the Eighties in 1981....
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External links
- http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1120267/