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Monty Python's Flying Circus: Season 1 > Credits and Details
Episodes
Whither Canada? Whither Canada?
'It's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart', Famous Deaths, Italian Lesson, Whizzo Butter, 'It's the Arts', Arthur "Two-Sheds" Jackson, Cycling Race, and The Funniest Joke in the...
October 2, 2018
Sex and Violence Sex and Violence
Flying Sheep, French Lecture on Sheep-Aircraft, A Man With Three Buttocks, A Man With Two Noses, Musical Mice, Marriage Guidance Counselor, The Wacky Queen,...
October 12, 1969
How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away
Court Scene, The Larch, Bicycle Repair Man, Children's Stories, Restaurant Sketch, Seduced Milkmen, Stolen News Reader, Children's Interview, and Nudge Nudge.
October 19, 1969
Owl Stretching Time Owl Stretching Time
A change from street clothes to swim trunks turns into a burlesque act; a karate class exercises defense tactics against fresh fruit; a man tries to buy a book about...
October 26, 1969
Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century
Confuse-a-Cat, The Smuggler, A Duck, a Cat and a Lizard (Discussion), Vox Pops on Smuggling, Police Raid, Letters on Vox Pops, Newsreader Arrested, Erotic Film,...
November 16, 1969
The BBC Entry for the Zinc Stoat of Budapest (or, It's the Arts) The BBC Entry for the Zinc Stoat of Budapest (or, It's the Arts)
Sketches include: a German composer with an extraordinarily long name; crooks plan an elaborate scheme to buy a watch; a chocolate-company owner markets "Crunchy Frog."
November 23, 1969
You're No Fun Any More You're No Fun Any More
Invaders from another galaxy turn Englishmen into Scotsmen. Also: a comedy about camels; a corporate board meeting.
November 30, 1969
Full Frontal Nudity Full Frontal Nudity
A pet-shop customer returns his dead parrot; a gang of female senior citizens attacks a town's young men; a young army officer who joined the service to water-ski...
December 7, 1969
The Ant: An Introduction The Ant: An Introduction
A man with double vision organizes a mountain-climbing expedition; llamas are celebrated in a rousing Spanish song; a barber is afraid to cut hair; a couple's romantic...
December 14, 1969
Untitled Untitled
Sketches include: Bank Robber in Lingerie Shop, It's a Tree, Ron Obvious, Pet Conversations, Gorilla Librarian, Strangers in the Night
December 21, 1969
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
A half-inch-tall man appears on a talk show; a town's women's guild reenacts Pearl Harbor; the entire Royal Philharmonic Orchestra retires to the restroom.
December 28, 1969
The Naked Ant The Naked Ant
The 127th annual Twit of the Year Show. Also: Hitler and Himmler are guests for tea in a boarding house; a BBC broadcast is interrupted when a British minister falls...
January 4, 1970
Intermission Intermission
Among "historical" impersonations are Cardinal Richelieu as Petula Clark and Julius Caesar as Eddie Waring. Also: a police fairy tale; a vegetarian restaurant's menu,...
January 11, 1970
Directed by
Ian MacNaughton Ian MacNaughton ... film sequences
John Howard Davies John Howard Davies ... uncredited
Written by
Graham Chapman Graham Chapman ... written by
John Cleese John Cleese ... written by
Eric Idle Eric Idle ... written by
Terry Jones Terry Jones ... written by
Michael Palin Michael Palin ... written by
Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam ... conceived and written by
Cast
Graham Chapman Graham Chapman ... Announcer / Voice Over #2 / Mr. Bruce Foster of Guildford / Helmut / Pepperpot #1 / Sir Edward Ross / Ron Geppo / Scottland Yard's Crack Inspector / The Colonel / Otto (A Gestapo Officer) / A different Gestapo Officer / Englishwoman (13 episodes)
John Cleese John Cleese ... Voice Over #1 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Mariolini / Pepperpot #2 / Interviewer #2 / Viking / Sam Trench / General #2 / Officer / Joke Victim / Nazi (13 episodes)
Eric Idle Eric Idle ... Eddie Waring / Francesco / Interviewer #3 / Vicky / Reg Moss / Voice Over #3 / Mrs. Scribbler / Officer / German Joker / Narrator (13 episodes)
Terry Jones Terry Jones ... Italian Teacher / Pepperpot #3 / Arthur 'Two Sheds' Jackson / Private / Commentator / Bespectacled Weedy-Lance Corporal / Joke Corporal / German General / Englishman (13 episodes)
Michael Palin Michael Palin ... It's Man / Genghis Khan / Giuseppe / Interviewer #1 / Linkman / Raymond Baxter / Pepperpot #4 / General #1 / Ernest Scribbler / Officer / Joke Victim / Interrogated Officer / German Radio Voice (13 episodes)
Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam ... Wizzo Butter Announcer / Guard (12 episodes)
Carol Cleveland Carol Cleveland ... Various Roles (8 episodes)
Ian Davidson Ian Davidson ... Clerk of the Court (4 episodes)
Katya Wyeth Katya Wyeth ... The Art Critic's Wife / Girl Seducing the Singer (2 episodes)
Connie Booth Connie Booth ... Best Girl (2 episodes)
Maureen Flanagan Maureen Flanagan ... Anona Winn (2 episodes) (as Flanagan)
Donna Reading Donna Reading ... Girl in bed / Girl in laboratory
Dick Vosburgh Dick Vosburgh ... Van der Berg
Rita Davies Rita Davies ... Distraught Wife
The Fred Tomlinson Singers The Fred Tomlinson Singers ... Mounties Choir / Singing Miners
Barry Cryer Barry Cryer ... Algy Braithwaite
Carolae Donoghue Carolae Donoghue ... Vera's Husband's Mistress
David Ballantyne David Ballantyne ... Prologue / Waiter / Indian Head
Uncredited Cast
Arthur Sandifer Arthur Sandifer ... Judge (2 episodes)
Donna Reading Donna Reading ... Milkman Seducer (2 episodes)
Sheila Sands Sheila Sands ... Topless Newsagent (2 episodes)
Carol Cleveland Carol Cleveland ... Lady
Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam ... Knight with Chicken
Artur Axmann Artur Axmann ... Self (archive footage)
Neville Chamberlain Neville Chamberlain ... Self (with Munich Accord) (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler ... Self (archive footage)
Brian Lancaster Brian Lancaster ... Dr. Tom Jack
Terry Medlicott Terry Medlicott ... Monsignor Edward Gay
Al Fleming Al Fleming ... Superman Bus Conductor
Peter Kaukus Peter Kaukus ... Superman at Accident
Paul Lindley Paul Lindley ... Clerk of the Court
Dennis McTighe Dennis McTighe ... Superman Bus Driver
Skeleton Skeleton ... Skeleton Milkman
Thelma Taylor Thelma Taylor ... Milkman Seductress
John Watters John Watters ... Superboy
Joan Hayford-Hobbs Joan Hayford-Hobbs ... Old Woman
Frank Littlewood Frank Littlewood ... Man in Gallery
Philip Mutton Philip Mutton ... Old Man
Albert Ward Albert Ward ... Man in Gallery
Ian Elliot Ian Elliot ... 'Confuse-A-Cat' Worker
Marcelle Elliott Marcelle Elliott ... 'Confuse-A-Cat' Worker
Len Howe Len Howe ... 'Confuse-A-Cat' Worker
Richard Nixon Richard Nixon ... Self (archive footage)
Cy Town Cy Town ... 'Confuse-A-Cat' Worker
Constance Carling Constance Carling ... Theatregoer
Eddy May Scandrett Eddy May Scandrett ... City Stockbroker's Wife
Ewa Aulin Ewa Aulin ... Harrassed Woman
Betty Martin Betty Martin ... Woman at Interview
Maureen Flanagan Maureen Flanagan ... Coatcheck Girl / Nurse
Mary Bignal Rand Mary Bignal Rand ... Self (archive footage)
Gillian Phelps Gillian Phelps ... Mrs. Johnson
Beulah Hughes Beulah Hughes ... Nurse
Produced by
Ian MacNaughton Ian MacNaughton ... producer
John Howard Davies John Howard Davies ... producer
Irving C. Saltzberg Irving C. Saltzberg ... producer
Additional Info
Premiere: October 05, 1969
DVD Release: September 28, 1999
Blu-ray Release: November 24, 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Distributor: Universal Studios
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

8.8 / 10

Production Companies
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Python (Monty) Pictures
Distributors
A&E Home Video
  (1999) (United States) (DVD)
A&E Home Video
  (1999) (United States) (VHS)
Screenbound International Pictures
  (2020) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
American Program Service
  (1992) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
American Public Television
  (1999) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
DeVillier Donegan Enterprizes
  (United States)
Eastern Educational Television Network
  (1974) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Independent Film Channel (IFC)
  (2011) (United States) (TV)
Interregional Program Service
  (1980) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Paramount Home Entertainment
  (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
  (1974) (United States) (TV)
Filming Locations
Baildon, Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
  (Studio)
Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Crown Rd, Isleworth, Twickenham, UK
Great Horton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Hersham, Surrey, UK
  (Roy Green)
Ilkley Moor, Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Laisterdyke, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Manningham, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Saltaire, Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Undercliffe, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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