The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performers then relatively unknown, like Rowan Atkinson. Narrated by Dawn French, the programme includes interviews with many of the comedians and musicians who took part: John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Michael Palin, Sting, Lenny Henry and many more. The shows and their stars had a huge effect on modern British comedy. There are few comics today whose careers have not been heavily influenced by the anarchic and surreal humour of these events.
Cast
Dawn French
Self - Narrator
Rowan Atkinson
Self
Michael Palin
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Jennifer Saunders
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Stephen Fry
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John Cleese
Self
Sting
Self
Peter Cook
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Graham Chapman
Self
Terry Jones
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Terry Gilliam
Self
Hugh Laurie
Self
Billy Connolly
Self
Alan Bennett
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Barry Humphries
Self - Edna Everage
Jonathan Lynn
Self
Connie Booth
Self
Neil Innes
Self
Pete Townshend
Self
Bob Geldof
Self
Alexei Sayle
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Phil Collins
Self
John Williams
Self
Ruby Wax
Self
Jimmy Mulville
Self
Lenny Henry
Self
Crew
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