About this season
A British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
Episodes (6)
1. Psychiatrists
6.3Aired 9 January 1992 • 30 min
A man tells his son of his true identity, while a pint of milk finds itself before a medieval court.
2. Petrol Attendants
7.5Aired 16 January 1992 • 30 min
Two former estate agents attempt to run a petrol station, while the language barrier causes problems for a businessman sealing a deal with a foreign colleague.
3. Firing
6.0Aired 23 January 1992 • 30 min
A man gets more than he bargained for when he goes to buy a pair of shoes and the Department are on the lookout for a missing file.
4. Too Long, Johnny
6.0Aired 30 January 1992 • 30 min
An elderly man looks for a get well card, a man has trouble asking his wife to pass him the marmalade at breakfast, and there's the scary tale of the Red Hat of Patferrick.
5. Countdown
7.5Aired 6 February 1992 • 30 min
A reader is disappointed by Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and contestants avoid the obvious on Countdown.
6. Devil's Music
6.5Aired 13 February 1992 • 30 min
Two men with no experience of flying go up in a light aircraft, a bishop and part-time heavy metal singer finds himself in court, and two pedantic customers make life difficult for a waitress.