Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Margy Kinmonth2004-12-09
4.8
77 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Dawn French | Self - Narrator | Unowned |
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Rowan Atkinson | Self | Unowned |
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Michael Palin | Self | Unowned |
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Jennifer Saunders | Self | Unowned |
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Stephen Fry | Self | Unowned |
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John Cleese | Self | Unowned |
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Sting | Self | Unowned |
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Peter Cook | Self | Unowned |
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Graham Chapman | Self | Unowned |
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Terry Jones | Self | Unowned |
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Terry Gilliam | Self | Unowned |
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Hugh Laurie | Self | The Free Refills |
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Billy Connolly | Self | Unowned |
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Alan Bennett | Self | Unowned |
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Barry Humphries | Self - Edna Everage | Unowned |
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Jonathan Lynn | Self | Unowned |
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Connie Booth | Self | Unowned |
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Neil Innes | Self | Unowned |
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Pete Townshend | Self | Unowned |
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Bob Geldof | Self | Unowned |
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Alexei Sayle | Self | Unowned |
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Phil Collins | Self | Unowned |
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John Williams | Self | Unowned |
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Ruby Wax | Self | Unowned |
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Jimmy Mulville | Self | Unowned |
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Lenny Henry | Self | Unowned |