Monty Python's Flying Circus: Season 4 (1974) - Credits and Details

Monty Python's Flying Circus: Season 4 Credits and Details

Episodes
	The Golden Age of Ballooning The Montgolfier brothers prepare for the first balloon flight.	October 31, 1974
	Michael Ellis In this episode, Chris Quinn enters a department store and demands to buy an ant named Marcus.	November 7, 1974
	The Light Entertainment War A parody of war includes the invasion of Norway by tutu-clad commandos and a plea to the public to treat the war seriously.	November 14, 1974
	Hamlet Hamlet undergoes psychoanalysis; eight Queen Victorias compete in the Queen Victoria handicap race; a boxing contender gets his head knocked off.	November 21, 1974
	Mr. Neutron The search for Mr. Neutron, who plans to dominate the world, stretches from a London suburb to the Yukon, and results in the destruction of earthly civilization.	November 28, 1974
	Party Political Broadcast A spoof of British political-party broadcasts includes the finals of "the worst family in Britain" contest, a violent cricket match and a housewife who revolutionized...	December 5, 1974

Directed by
	Ian MacNaughton
Written by
	Graham Chapman	...	written by
	Eric Idle	...	written by
	Terry Jones	...	written by
	Michael Palin	...	written by
	Terry Gilliam	...	written by
	John Cleese	...	written by
	Neil Innes	...	written by
	Douglas Adams	...	written by
Cast
	Graham Chapman	...	Butler / Voice Over #1 / Sir Charles Dividends / King George III / Ferdinand von Zeppelin / Various (6 episodes)
	Eric Idle	...	Jacques Montgolfier / Lord Interest / George III's Reader / Norwegian / Mr. Hollweg / Various (6 episodes)
	Terry Jones	...	Joseph Montgolfier / Lord North / Barry Zeppelin / Mr. Tirpitz / Mrs. Helmut / Various (6 episodes)
	Michael Palin	...	Plumber / Louis XIV / Voice Over #2 / Presenter / Mr. Von Bulow / Helmut / Voice Over #2 / Various (6 episodes)
	Terry Gilliam	...	Dr. Hamer / Various (6 episodes)
	Carol Cleveland	...	Antoinette / Various (6 episodes)
	Monty Python	...	Themselves (6 episodes)
	Bob Raymond	...	First Duke (5 episodes) (as Bob E. Raymond)
	Peter Brett	...	Mr. Bartlett (2 episodes)
	Frank Lester	...	Second Duke
	Stenson Falke	...	Plumber at Montgolfier Estate
	John Hughman	...	Alfred Lord Tennyson
	Ann Payot
	Neil Innes	...	Hesitant Guitarist
	Jimmy Hill	...	Self
	Connie Booth	...	Ophelia (as Constance Booth)
	John Cleese	...	Director
Uncredited Cast
	John Hughman	...	Court Martial Member (2 episodes)
	Douglas Adams	...	Dr. Emile Koning - Surgeon (2 episodes)
	Bob Raymond	...	Queen Victoria's Attendant
	Suzy Mandel	...	German Girl
	Willie Shearer	...	Dwarf
	Pamela Wardel	...	Burning Lady
	Neil Innes	...	Singing Airman
	Marion Mould	...	Servant
	Peter Woods	...	BBC Presenter
	Marc Boyle	...	Victoria
	Tim Condren	...	Victoria
	Michael Dalton	...	Tour de France Man in Bed / Man in Computer
	Billy Horrigan	...	Victoria
	Stuart Myers	...	Tour de France Man in Bed / Man in Computer
	Tony Smart	...	Victoria
	Tony Snell	...	Man in Computer
	Reg Thomason	...	Hospital Patient Listening to Boxing Match
Produced by
	Ian MacNaughton	...	producer
Original Music by
	Neil Innes
Visual Effects by
	John Horton	...	visual effects
	Mitch Mitchell	...	electronic effects

Additional Info
Premiere:	October 31, 1974
DVD Release:	September 28, 1999
Blu-ray Release:	November 24, 2020
Country:
Distributor:	Universal Studios
Websites:

Ratings
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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