List of Absolutely episdoes
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The following is a list of episodes for the Channel 4 comedy sketch show, Absolutely.
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[edit] List of episodes
[edit] Series 1: 23rd May - 27th June 1989
All episodes were shown on Tuesday nights at 11:00pm on Channel 4 and ran for 45 minutes.
| # | Broadcast date | List of sketches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 May 1989 | * Radical Television * Opening titles * Job Interview - The First Candidate * Denzil - Do It Yourself * Job Interview - Bass Guitar * Ordering a pizza * Don & George - Undertakers * 'Journey of Life' (song) * Don & George - Undertakers * Adverts * Don & George - Undertakers * Little Girl - Death * Bert Bastard - Address Book * Adverts * Calum Gilhooley - Visiting John * Fashion Show * Getting to Work Seminar * Nice Family - The evening's television * Closing Credits |
| 2 | 30 May 1989 | * Jack meets Valerie Jane Turpett * Opening titles * Cinema sketch (featuring Calum Gilhooley) * 'Just an Ordinary Guy' (song) * Adverts * Little Girl - The Queen * Nice Family - Death of a Hamster * Don & George - Hamster Cage * Adverts * Don & George - Hamster Cage * Death * Questions at an American Immigration Desk * Death * Bert Bastard - Rowing Boat * Denzil & Gwynedd * The Commisionaire - Taxi * Closing Credits |
| 3 | 6 June 1989 | * Announcement of Herbert Blackford's Death * Opening Titles * Shop prepares for The Queen's visit * Don & George - Shop * Man trapped in pile of newspaper supplements * Firemen * Adverts * Firemen * Nice Family - Writing to Points of View * Don & George - Shop * Courtroom scene - dentist and clown * Little Girl - Birth * Adverts * Bert Bastard - House Fire * Firemen * Long-winded interview with theatre actress * Hospital scene * Shop prepares for The Queen's visit - includes 'She's The Queen' (song) and closing credits |
| 4 | 13 June 1989 | * Bank - cashing a cheque * Opening titles * Billy - Sweet shop * Vikings scene * Don & George - Bargains * Adverts * The Foot Theatre Company * The Beginnings of Scottish Country Dancing * Robin & Annabel - Supermarket * Opera scene * Denzil & Gwynedd - Cheese Water * Opera scene * Nice Family - Christmas presents * Closing credits * Vikings scene |
| 5 | 20 June 1989 | * Little Girl - People in power * Opening titles * Gwyn - Shop * Scottish Junior Cup Quarter Final Draw * Buisnessmen in cafe * The Greensleeves Dance * Adverts * Bad Actress' acting lessons * Being A Hippy * Clothes Shop * Adverts * Slobs in a living room * Posh people in cinema * Becoming A Beefeater * Closing Credits * Suspicious Salesman |
| 6 | 27 June 1989 | * Animal rights activists * Opening titles * Bert Bastard - Deckchair * Stoneybridge - Promotional video/slogans/jingles * 'The Shape I'm In' (song) * Bert Bastard - Deckchair * Gwyn - Courtroom * Little Girl - Christmas and Jesus * Calum Gilhooley - Post Office * Adverts * Two shy men at a party * Bert Bastard - Deckchair * Nice Family - Morning Mail * The Salvation Army * Bert Bastard - Deckchair * Closing Credits |
[edit] Series 2: 22nd August - 12th October 1989
All episodes were shown on Wednesday nights at 10:00pm on Channel 4 and ran for 45 minutes.
| # | Broadcast date | List of sketches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 August 1990 | * Opening titles *Protest - 'We're quite comfortably off'/'We don't know * Don & George * Gwyn * Don & George - Buying Wallpaper and Sofa * Shop salesmen runs to the next sketch * Doctor sketch * Shop salesman runs back from Doctor sketch to Don & George sketch * Don & George - Buying a Sofa * Board meeting with stunt doubles * Adverts * Putting Children To Use * Gwyn * Partings - how to get on in life * Old lady's driving test - identifying road signs * Ransom tape * Don & George - Buying a Sofa * Gwyn * The Commissionaire - Explosive Postcard * Adverts * Queen's Inspection * Dinner Party - Regards * Gwyn * Little Girl - Having a Baby * Nice Family - Travel agent * Closing credits |
| 2 | 29 August 1990 | * Opening titles * Calum Gilhooley - Meeting Jehovah's Witnesses * The Great Thinko * Billy - Shop * Calum Gilhooley - Undeveloped Photos * Taxi driver * Life Support * Calum Gilhooley - Punch * Adverts * Mr. Perkins and Mr. Perkins * Police housecall (including Calum Gilhooley) * Fashion Show - Priests in Pants * Mr. Perkins and Mr. Perkins * Old Artist and Nude Model * Mr. Perkins and Mr. Perkins *Adverts * Denzil and Gwynedd - Expecting a Baby (including Calum Gilhooley) * 'I Wanna Have a Baby' (song) * Calum Gilhooley - Train Station * Don & George - Crossants *Closing credits |
| 3 | 5 September 1990 | * Opening titles * Disease of the Week - Thrumble Nose * Don & George - Don returns from London * Tour Guide * What do fish talk about? * Billy - Football * Adverts * Macglashan - Inventions * Army - Antique furniture * Macglashan - World Cup Draws * Little Girl - Telephone * Macglashan - Joke * Adverts * Macglashan - Scottish Frogs * 'Sensible Hair' (song) * Hair for Mice * Airport - Tour Guide * Airport - The Commissionaire * Airport - Macglashan * Squash changing rooms - Tour Guide * Squash changing rooms - Lawyers with long names * Closing credits |
| 4 | 12 September 1990 | * Opening titles * The Wells - Jeffrey * Stoneybridge - Olympic Games bid video/Stoneybridge Highland Games bid jingles * Gwyn - Nouns and verbs * Bible translation problems * Gwyn * Piano Man - 'Clever' (song) * Adverts * Bert Bastard - Dinner * Fun as a Nun * Dangerous things can be dangerous * Piano Man - 'Trousers' (song) * Gwyn - Anesthetic * Little Girl - Dentist * Piano Man - 'Good Looking' (song) * Dinner party scene * Piano Man - 'Adante' (song) * Vets' waiting room * Piano Man * Adverts * Robin & Annabel - First Meeting * Calum Gilhooley - Phone call * Robin & Annabel - Picnic * Calum Gilhooley - Pub * Closing Credits (Piano Man) |
| 5 | 19 September 1990 | * Opening titles * Obessesion with Frank * Alarm clock problems * Denzil & Gwynedd - Wine * Sleepwalking man * Gwyn - Unpredictable * Waiting room * Adverts * Sleepwalking man * Waiting room * Don & George - Hotel * Waiting room * Childhoods of the cast * Don & George - Hotel * Sleepwalking man * Western film dubbing * Little Girl - Lies * Baby christening * Courtroom scene * 'Wearing a Suit' (song) * Sleepwalking man * Closing credits (with jeering audience) |
| 6 | 26 September 1990 | * Opening titles * Denzil & Gwynedd - Illtyd * Shortest link in the world * Apologies * Little Girl - Aeroplanes * Nice Family - Drive * Adverts * Courtroom baby * Apologies * Talking to a sheepdog * Apologies * Western bar scene * Surgeons - All Things Bright and Beautiful * Sheepdog in pub * Adverts * Bert Bastard - Game * Don & George - Soup * Model's makeup * Apologies * Stoneybridge - Twin town promotional video * Closing credits |
| 7 | 3 October 1990 | * Western Bar * Opening titles * Wako-taki * Man in park * Bowling Club Annual General Meeting * Billy - Suicide and Shop * Adverts * I'm not here * Man with Diaries * I'm not here * Adolescent girl * I'm not here * How to attract ladies (including Calum Gilhooley) * Adverts * Robin and Annabel - Wedding * Car mechanics * How to attract ladies * Nice Family - Bondage * Closing credits |
| 8 | 12 October 1990 | * Casting * Opening titles * Old People's Home * Relationship with camera * Art gallery * Don & George - Dating * Adverts * Little Girl - Buildings * Businessman's phones * Don & George - Dating * Advert * Bert Bastard - Suicide note * Calum Gilhooley - Courtroom * Simple Minds spoof song * Closing credits |
[edit] Series 3: 17th May - 5th July 1991
All episodes were shown on Friday nights at 10:30pm on Channel 4 and ran for 35 minutes.
| # | Broadcast date | List of sketches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 May 1991 | * Opening titles * Calum Gilhooley - Aeroplane * The Wells - Letter to prisoner * Bert Bastard - Sports Day * Don & George - Police * Adverts * Don & George - Police * Stoneybridge - Business promotional 'vido' * Macglashan - Hurly Burly Bag * Bad morning animation * Macglashan - The English Border * Closing credits |
| 2 | 24 May 1991 | * Opening titles * Don & George - Medical * Very Bad Swimmers Indeed * Car alarm revenge * Denzil & Gwynedd - Lecture * Tour Guide * Clive Merson - Dead man's charity work * Adverts * Resturant - order * Lobster run over by car * Gwyn * Resturant - running out of food * Systems Analysts fan in Nightclub * 'Systems Analysts' (song) * On the Lavatory with Frank Hovis - Taxi * Plumbers * Closing credits |
| 3 | 31 May 1991 | * Opening titles * The Wells - Preparing for visitors * Calum Gilhooley - Booking a flight * Bert Bastard - Supermarket * 'Life Ain't Nothing Compared to Death' (song) * Adverts * Jeff The Parkie * Tamzin The Model * Don & George - Satellite Television * Posh couple - 'Binki' * Don & George - Broken mirror (including Gwyn) * Stoneybridge - Council elections * Closing credits |
| 4 | 7 June 1991 | * Opening titles * Denzil & Gwynedd - Birthday * Piano Man * Seance * On The Lavatory with Frank Hovis - Greek holiday * Vets' waiting room * Wedding Preperation * Piano Man * Adverts * Wedding video * Hotel restaurant - dress code * Piano Man Underwater * Hotel - Bed * Poets at funeral * Hotel - Noise Next Door/Burgular * Police - Playground * Police seige on house * Closing credits |
| 5 | 14 June 1991 | * Opening titles * Charity shop sketch * Braid Scots phrases * Singing Man * Stoneybridge - Independent Television franchise * Singing Man * Calum Gilhooley - Opinion poll * Opinion Poll * Bert Bastard - Over 80s Disco * Singing Man * Adverts * Nice Family - Football Rules * Little Girl - School * Hospital sketch * Denzil & Gwynedd - Illtyd * Macglashan - Speech * Blind charity man * Macglashan - New laws * Closing credits |
| 6 | 21 June 1991 | * Opening titles * Wellses - Christmas Presents * Stoneybridge - Annual Dinner Dance awards * Train Station preacher * Stoneybridge - Annual Dinner Dance performance * Einstein's Banana Skin * Billy - Bedroom * Stoneybridge - Annual Dinner Dance (including Frank Hovis) * Adverts * Mime artists * Deal in a car park * Bad Edwardian entertainer * Stoneybridge - Annual dinner dance comedian * Don and George - Names * TV critic * Stoneybridge - Annual Dinner Dance, includes McClue (song) * Closing credits |
| 7 | 28 June 1991 | * Opening titles * Macglashan - News and Sport * Denzil & Gwynedd - Codfyl * Piano Man - Restaurant * Aeroplane staff * On The Lavatory with Frank Hovis - Wife * Adverts * Mad woman - cutting your own hair * Courtroom - World Baseball Champions * Party animation * University student's letter * Don & George - Corner shop * Mad woman - making your own clothes * Elvis fan club * Denzil & Gwynedd - Dancing * Elvis fan club * Closing credits |
| 8 | 5 July 1991 | * Wells - Charity shop * Stoneybridge - Jamboree Celebrity * Enviromentalist song * On The Lavatory with Frank Hovis - 'Penis Flytrap' * Don & George - 'George, You're Simply the Best' * Bert Bastard - Hokey Cokey * Victoria and Albert Museum * Piano Man * Calum Gilhooley - Video Shop * Little Girl - Family * Disasterous family ancestors sketch * Closing credits - including 'I Guess It's Just Pretend' (song) |
[edit] Series 4: 22nd January - 26th February 1993
All episodes were shown on Friday nights at 10:30pm on Channel 4 and ran for 35 minutes.
| # | Broadcast date | List of sketches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 January 1993 | * Opening titles * Macglashan - Newspaper * Laughing Man - Tractor * Calum Gilhooley - Operation * Bert Bastard - World atlas * Laughing Man * Little Girl - Old People * Dressage without the Horses * Adverts * Photographer * On The Lavatory with Frank Hovis - Running For A Bus * Piano Man - Restaurant * Don & George - Work * Laughing Man * Nice Family - Losing It * Closing Credits |
| 2 | 29 January 1993 | * Opening titles * Stoneybridge - Stag night * The Wells - Fostering * Suregons - Tyre Puncture * Office sketch * Gwyn - Razor * Golf - Cyberman vs Thor * Adverts * 'Hello' (song) * Denzil & Gwynedd - Llandudno Neck * Piano Man * Tour Guide - Blenheim Palace * Wedding dress - frills * Closing Credits |
| 3 | 5 February 1993 | * Opening titles * Posh Couple - dinner * Laughing Man - Pub * Don & George - Not selling anything * 'Packed lunch' (song) * Don & George - Not selling anything * On The Lavatory with Frank Hovis - Lip salve * Laughing Man - Pub * Adverts * Bert Bastard - Mobillity scooter * Thick game show hostess * Nice Family - The Facts of Life * Surgeons - Left-overs operation * Laughing Man * Lady Camilla * Closing credits |
| 4 | 12 February 1993 | * Opening titles * Denzil & Gwynedd - Hoover * 'Getting older' (song) * Calum Gilhooley - Bookshop/Chase * Little Girl - Trains * Adverts * The Wells - Greentours Holidays * Billy and Mate - 'Hospical' * Mr. Wiggy van * Stoneybridge - Independence for Bruceland * Laughing Man - T-shirt * Stoneybridge - War between Bruceland and the other side of the room * Laughing man *Closing credits |
| 5 | 19 February 1993 | * Opening titles * Nice Family - People to avoid and to meet * Redundant cleaner in wardrobe * Fish attacks * The Wells - Soup kitchen * Gwyn - Teeth * Adverts * Tour Guide - Coach * Surgeons - Street Operation * Don and George - Car * Billy and Mate - 'Sexy interclock' * On The Lavatory wih Frank Hovis - Cafe meal * 'Bank Holiday' (song) * Closing credits |
| 6 | 26 February 1993 | * Opening titles * Don & George - Savings * 'Schedule-D Man * Gwyn - Sellotape * Don & George - Donan & Georgeman * Bert Bastard - Cup of tea * Posh couple - waking up * Bert Bastard - Cheese and biscuits * Piano Man - 'Just Ask Me' (song) * Don & George - Donan & Georgeman * Adverts * Little Girl - Government * Calum Gilhooley - Directions * On The Lavtory with Frank Hovis - Farting * Stoneybridge - charity pop single * Closing credits |
