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'''''Harry Hill''''' was a [[Television in the United Kingdom|British]] [[stand-up]] [[sketch show]], starring comedian [[Harry Hill]], that ran for |
'''''Harry Hill''''' was a [[Television in the United Kingdom|British]] [[stand-up]] [[sketch show]], starring comedian [[Harry Hill]], that ran for three series between 1997 and 2000 on [[Channel 4]]. The show co-starred [[Barrie Gosney]], [[Al Murray]],[[Burt Kwouk]], Steve Bowditch and Matt Bradstock, in the regular roles of the introducer; Alan Hill; himself; Finnsbury Park and Alan Hill Jr respectively. In 2003, the series was revived on [[ITV1]], for a short run of six episodes. It did not feature any of the characters or actors from the original series, and was dimissed shortly after broadcast. |
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| Harry Hill | |
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 Title Card (1997-2000) | |
| Created by | Harry Hill |
| Starring | Harry Hill Barrie Gosney Al Murray Burt Kwouk |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 (Channel 4) 1 (ITV1) |
| No. of episodes | 27 (Channel 4) 6 (ITV1) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Avalon Television |
| Running time | 25 minutes (Channel 4) 30 minutes (ITV1) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 (1997-2000) ITV1 (2003) |
| Release | 30 May 1997 – 16 March 2003 |
| Related | |
| Harry Hill's TV Burp Fruit Fancies | |
Harry Hill was a British stand-up sketch show, starring comedian Harry Hill, that ran for three series between 1997 and 2000 on Channel 4. The show co-starred Barrie Gosney, Al Murray,Burt Kwouk, Steve Bowditch and Matt Bradstock, in the regular roles of the introducer; Alan Hill; himself; Finnsbury Park and Alan Hill Jr respectively. In 2003, the series was revived on ITV1, for a short run of six episodes. It did not feature any of the characters or actors from the original series, and was dimissed shortly after broadcast.
Broadcast
Channel 4 (1997-2000)
The original Channel 4 series of Harry Hill was comissioned on the back of the success of Fruit Fancies, a series of six short comedy films written and performed by Hill, which were broadcast on BBC2, and a sell-out theatre tour in 1996 which was given excellent reviews by critics and fans alike. The Channel 4 series was comissioned in January 1997. As well as writing and producing the majority of the show's material himself, the Channel 4 version of the series also featured regular performances from Al Murray, who played Harry's older brother, Alan, Burt Kwouk, who appeared as himself, Steve Bowditch, who played Harry's chief scientist, Finnsbury Park, and Matt Bradstock, who played Harry's three-year-old adopted son, Alan Hill Jr. Each episode was introduced by Barrie Gosney. Each episode would also include regular features such as Burt Kwouk performing "Hey Little Hen", the Badger parade, Harry reading the news disguised as Zainab Badawi, and occasionally, a tale from Nana Hill, Harry's eighty-two-year old nan. The Channel 4 version ran for three years, between May 30, 1997 and April 24, 2000, and spawned three series. The Channel 4 series was produced by Avalon Television. To tie-in with the series, Channel 4 released a book, Harry Hill's Fun Book, for Christmas 1998.
ITV1 (2003)
Following the success of Harry's latest television series, TV Burp, which was broadcast on ITV1, ITV decided to recomission the series for themselves, purchasing the rights from Channel 4. For the revival, the show was retitled The All-New Harry Hill Show, and a series of six episodes were broadcast been February 9 and March 16, 2003. New features for the revival included "The Hamilton Challenge", where each week Neil and Christine Hamilton would take on one of a number of different challenges; "Celebrity hobby that you didn't know about.... but will in a minute", in which Harry would invite a celebrity on, who would then reveal their secret hobby, and the Bouncy Castle, whereby the show would end with the entire audience coming on stage and bouncing on a giant bouncy castle. Although viewing figures were high enough, ITV decided not to comission a second run, due to fans of the original Channel 4 series expressing distaste for what was dubbed the "poor ITV revival".
Revivial (2012)
In June 2012, as part of Channel 4's upcoming Funny Fortnight, Hill revived the series, and filmed a spoof documentary, entitled Whatever Happened to Harry Hill?. The documentary features the story of the original Channel 4 series, and includes interviews with Alan Hill (Al Murray), Burt Kwouk and the Badgers. The documentary reveals the story in a spoof light, claiming that Hill was infact the cause of the show's demise, when it was infact Channel 4's budgetary restraints and an upcoming deal with ITV which lead to it's cancellation, fake stories of Hill becoming addicted to Sild and abusing cast members, and a pair of new sketches, dubbed as the "rewritten ending", which featured Alan Hill performing as Rizzle Kicks and Hill, Alan, Burt Kwouk and Stouffer dressing up as the judges of The Voice UK to perform a rendition of Jessie J's "Price Tag". The sppof documentary aired on August 23, 2012, alongside repeats of episodes from the first and third series of the show.
Episodes
Series 1 (1997)
Series 2 (1998)
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Series 3 (2000)
Series 4 (2003)
Specials (2012)
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Transmissions
Series
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Specials
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External links
- Harry Hill at IMDb
- The All-New Harry Hill Show at IMDb
- Harry Hill at BFI
- The All-New Harry Hill Show at BFI