Episodes
1. Five Go Mad in Dorset
November 2, 1982
30 min
Julian, Dick, George, and Anne are four children with a taste for adventure, as well as for lashings of ginger beer. They set out on a bicycle ride through the country, having picnics aplenty and exposing heinous crimes such as homosexuality.
Guest Stars:
Robbie Coltrane, Raymond Francis, Sandra Dorne, Nosher Powell, Ron Tarr
2. War
January 3, 1983
30 min
It's 1985 and the Communist Warsaw Pact countries have seized control of England. A young married couple retreats to a countryside cottage, but they soon find themselves hopelessly separated and swept up in the chaos of a war-torn nation
Guest Stars:
Robbie Coltrane, Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Daniel Peacock
3. The Beat Generation
January 17, 1983
30 min
A group of Beatnik artists and poets convene for a weekend of debauchery, destructive behavior, and clever conversation at the house of naive young wannabe Desmond while his parents are out of town.
Guest Stars:
Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson
4. Bad News Tour
January 24, 1983
30 min
Fifth-rate heavy metal band Bad News is the subject of a rock documentary. Band members Vim Fuego, Den Dennis, Colin Grigson, and Spider Webb take to the road in search of lager, gigs, and schoolgirls.
Guest Stars:
Dawn French, Serena Evans, Bert Parnaby, Neville Smith, Judy Hawkins
5. Summer School
10.0
January 31, 1983
30 min
Summer school students taking a course on the Iron Age construct a primitive village in the center of a university campus, where they must learn to fend for themselves without modern conveniences.
Guest Stars:
Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders, Rik Mayall, Lois Baxter, Gerard Ryder
