The Lenny Henry Show

The Lenny Henry Show
Written by	Lenny Henry plus: Series2: Chris Reddy
Starring	Lenny Henry
Theme music composer	Simon Brint
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	Three

The Lenny Henry Show is a comedy sketch show featuring Lenny Henry. In its first incarnation it ran for two seasons on BBC 1, in 1984 and 1985. Each season had six episodes. A 40-minute special was aired in December 1987. The show was later revived twice, in 1995 and 2003-2005.

Recurring guests include Nicholas Lyndhurst (3 episodes) and Robbie Coltrane (2 episodes).

Bands featured on the 1984 series included Musical Youth and Second Image.

Two spin-off series followed in a sitcom format in 1987-1988, starring Henry as Delbert Wilkins, a well-meaning but trouble-prone pirate radio DJ. At the end, Wilkins went "legit", gaining a job with the BBC World Service, and a son.

The Second Incarnation

The show was revived for one series in 1995; it failed to pick up audiences and was axed not long after.

The Third Incarnation

Lenny Henry revived the format once again in 2003, with stand-up and recurring sketches and recurring star Gina Yashere.

Hugh Laurie appeared in the role of a Professor with a space probe called the Beagle in 2004.

External links

• The Lenny Henry Show - 1984-1985 at the Internet Movie Database
• The Lenny Henry Show - 1987-1988 at the Internet Movie Database
• The Lenny Henry Show - 1994 at the Internet Movie Database
• The Lenny Henry Show - 2004 at the Internet Movie Database