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[[Image:Life of Brian bbc discussion.jpg|left|thumb|270px|(''from left to right'') Mervyn Stockwood (The Bishop of Southwark), Malcolm Muggeridge, John Cleese and Michael Palin on ''Friday Night, Saturday Morning''. Stockwood is telling Cleese and Palin "you'll get your [[thirty pieces of silver]]".]] |
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''Holy Flying Circus'' is a dramatization of the 1979 [[Friday Night, Saturday Morning#Life of Brian|television debate]] on talk show ''Friday Night, Saturday Morning'' between [[John Cleese]] and [[Michael Palin]], members of British comedy troupe Monty Python, and [[Malcolm Muggeridge]] and [[Mervyn Stockwood]], the then [[Bishop of Southwark]]. The film looks at the build-up to the debate, the controversy around the film Life of Brian, and dramatizes segments from the televised discussion. |
''Holy Flying Circus'' is a dramatization of the 1979 [[Friday Night, Saturday Morning#Life of Brian|television debate]] on talk show ''Friday Night, Saturday Morning'' between [[John Cleese]] and [[Michael Palin]], members of British comedy troupe Monty Python, and [[Malcolm Muggeridge]] and [[Mervyn Stockwood]], the then [[Bishop of Southwark]]. The film looks at the build-up to the debate, the controversy around the film Life of Brian, and dramatizes segments from the televised discussion. |
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| Holy Flying Circus | |
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| Directed by | Owen Harris |
| Written by | Tony Roche |
| Starring | Darren Boyd Charles Edwards Steve Punt Rufus Jones Tom Fisher Phil Nichol |
Release date | 19 October 2011 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Holy Flying Circus is a 90 minute, made-for-TV comedy film from 2011, about the 1979 television debate about the film Monty Python's Life of Brian. Holy Flying Circus was written by Tony Roche and directed by Owen Harris, and premiered on BBC Four on 19 October 2011.
Synopsis
Holy Flying Circus is a dramatization of the 1979 television debate on talk show Friday Night, Saturday Morning between John Cleese and Michael Palin, members of British comedy troupe Monty Python, and Malcolm Muggeridge and Mervyn Stockwood, the then Bishop of Southwark. The film looks at the build-up to the debate, the controversy around the film Life of Brian, and dramatizes segments from the televised discussion.
Cast
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| John Cleese | Darren Boyd |
| Michael Palin | Charles Edwards |
| Eric Idle | Steve Punt |
| Terry Jones | Rufus Jones |
| Graham Chapman | Tom Fisher |
| Terry Gilliam | Phil Nichol |
| God | Stephen Fry |
| Jesus | Ben Crispin |
| Barry Atkins | Simon Greenall |
| Harry Balls | Paul Chadidi |
| Alan Dick | Jason Thorpe |
| Andrew Thorogood | Mark Heap |