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The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

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The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
Written byMark Burton
Kim Fuller
Directed byDewi Humphreys
StarringClive Anderson
Matthew Ashforde
Patrick Barlow
Ronnie Barker
Helena Bonham Carter
Robert Bathurst
Adam Blackwood
Brian Blessed
Julia Sawalha
Narrated byAngus Deayton
Music byPhilip Pope
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersJon Plowman
Patricia McGowan
Ali Bryer Carron
CinematographyFrancis De Groote
EditorSteve Punt
Running time65 minutes
Original release
NetworkBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Release2 January (2000-01-02) –
4 January 2000 (2000-01-04)

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything is a collection of television comedy sketches, produced in 1999, broadcast in two parts on 2 and 4 January 2000 on BBC One. Based on well-known historical events, it took its title and concept from the 1969 London Weekend Television series The Complete and Utter History of Britain.

Cast

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The Ages of Man

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A version of the class sketch which had previously been broadcast as part of the BBC Millennium programme on 31 December 1999.

1066

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The Battle of Hastings staged and described in the style of a modern football match, a version of a sketch from The Complete and Utter History of Britain.

Geordie of the Antarctic

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A parody of Scott of the Antarctic.

The First Spin Doctor

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Marriage Guidance

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The Nice-But-Dim Family

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Philosophy of a Hairdresser

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Body Zone

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A Victorian Evening

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Explorers Explorers Explorers

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Early British Comedy

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When Columbo discovered America

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Looking Forwards

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