The Mark Thomas Comedy Product
| The Mark Thomas Comedy Product |
| Format |
Documentary, comedy |
| Starring |
Mark Thomas |
| Country of origin |
UK |
| No. of series |
6 |
| No. of episodes |
45 |
| Production |
| Producer(s) |
Geoff Atkinson |
| Running time |
30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Vera Productions Ltd. |
| Broadcast |
| Original channel |
Channel 4 |
| Original run |
23 February 1996 – May 2002 |
The Mark Thomas Comedy Product was a television show fronted by the English comedian, presenter, political activist and reporter, Mark Thomas. It was broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 from February 1996 to May 2002.
The show, described as "a brilliantly ludicrous alternative to Watchdog",[1] was a hybrid of comedy and serious politics, with Thomas often using silly or surreal methods to gain interviews with politicians and corporations and to highlight issues.
Episode guide
| Series |
Episode |
Title |
Synopsis |
| 1 |
1 |
"Bear Necessities" |
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| 2 |
"McDonalds and Mad Saddam" |
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| 3 |
"Parliament!" |
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| 4 |
"Tours of London" |
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| 5 |
"MI6 and Birching Young Offenders" |
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| 6 |
"Show in a flat" |
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| Series |
Episode |
Title |
Synopsis |
| 2 |
1 |
"Campbell, Fayed and Straw" |
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| 2 |
"Church Money" |
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| 3 |
"Sellafield and Mice" |
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| 4 |
"Virgin Trains" |
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| 5 |
"Lottery" |
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| 6 |
"CEWA and Dome" |
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| Series |
Episode |
Title |
Synopsis |
| 3 |
1 |
"Arms Fair" |
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| 2 |
"Indonesian Torture" |
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| 3 |
"Geoffrey Robinson" |
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| 4 |
"Local Referendums" |
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| 5 |
"Nuclear Trains" |
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| 6 |
"Company Directors" |
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| 7 |
"Menwith Hill" |
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| 8 |
"Updates" |
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| 9 |
"Special Report: Asylum and Immigration Bill" |
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| Series |
Episode |
Title |
Synopsis |
| 4 |
1 |
"Burma & Premier Oil" |
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| 2 |
"Iraqi Sanctions" |
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| 3 |
"Nestle" |
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| 4 |
"Aldermaston AWE" |
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| 5 |
"ECGD" |
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| 6 |
"David Shayler" |
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| 7 |
"PPL human Milk Production" |
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| 8 |
"Xenotransplantation" |
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| 9 |
"ECGD (Ilisu Dam)" |
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| 10 |
"Government Accountability" |
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| 11 |
"Series Updates" |
|
| Series |
Episode |
Title |
Synopsis |
| 5 |
1 |
"CCTV & the Data Protection Act" |
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| 2 |
"MEP's Interests" |
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| 3 |
"Michael Meacher" |
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| 4 |
"Pester Power" |
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| 5 |
"Balfour Beatty" |
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| 6 |
"Tube Privatisation" |
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| 7 |
"Series Updates" |
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| Series |
Episode |
Title |
Synopsis |
| 6 |
1 |
"Organophosphates" |
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| 2 |
"Drug Dumping" |
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| 3 |
"Corporate Killing" |
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| 4 |
"Yusufeli Dam" |
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| 5 |
"Quango State" |
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| 6 |
"Arms Dealing" |
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References
- ^ Upton, Sam. "Preview: The Mark Thomas Comedy Product". Select (EMAP Metro) (March 1998): 100.
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