| The Baldy Man | |
|---|---|
| Format | Comedy series |
| Created by | Philip Differ |
| Starring | Gregor Fisher |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
| Distributor | Working Title Films Central Independent Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run | 13th April 1995 – 24th December 1998 |
The Baldy Man is a television series starring Gregor Fisher, a Scottish comedian. It was broadcast in two series comprising thirteen episodes on ITV, screening in 1995 and 1997,[1] was made by The Comedy Unit[2]/. The character's chief attribute is his comb over hairstyle as well as his bumbling nature and plump figure. The series is produced and directed by Colin Gilbert who worked with Fisher in Scotland's well known sitcom Rab C. Nesbitt and many others, the show is written by Philip Differ who was the script editor on Naked Video. The character first appeared in a series of sketches in the BBC Scotland show Naked Video.[1]
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The series featured cameos by a number of well-known personalities such as Helen Lederer, Joanna Kirkland, Lionel Blair, Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Iain Cuthbertson and John Grieve.
Season One:
Season Two:
There have been no immediate plans so far to release the series onto DVD.The complete first series was released on VHS across 3 videos.
The Baldy Man character was also the star of a television commercial for Hamlet cigars.[3]