Asylum

Asylum (1996)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • Creator: Edgar Wright
  • First Air Date: 1996-01-22
  • Last Air Date: 1996-01-22
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 6
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.
  • Networks: Paramount Comedy 1
  • Director: Edgar Wright
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Summary

Asylum is a British comedy series which was shown on Paramount Comedy Channel in 1996. Set in a mental asylum, it ran for one series of six episodes. Unlike traditional sitcoms or comedy television shows, it was to some extent an opportunity for stand-up routines by various comedians, mixed with an overall story involving much black humour. It is significant for involving a large number of British comedians, many who have gone on to work on some of the most successful comedy programmes of the last decade. It marked the first collaboration of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, who would go on to make cult sitcom Spaced. Many of the characters names were the same as those of the actors who portrayed them. David Devant & His Spirit Wife were the "house band" for the series, performing segments in every episode, from their first album, Work, Lovelife, Miscellaneous. The lead-in track "Ginger" served as the programme's title music. The series has yet to be released on DVD; however, the full episodes are viewable on Norman Lovett's website.

  • Keywords: attempt to escape, dark comedy, psychiatric hospital, inmate, quackery, psychiatric nurse, confinement
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    Asylum Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1996-01-22
    6 Episodes

    Asylum Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Strange Bedfellows30 min
    Season 1Episode 2Project Siren30 min
    Season 1Episode 3Public Relations30 min
    • Jessica Hynes

      as Martha
    • Julian Barratt

      as Victor Munro
    • Simon Pegg

      as Simon
    • Mick O'Connor

      as Nobby Shanks
    • David Devant and his Spirit Wife

      as Themselves
    • Paul Morocco

      as Paul
    • Norman Lovett

      as Dr. Lovett
    • Adam Bloom

      as Adam
    Production Karen Beever Line Producer
    Crew Andy Hollis Cinematography
    Writing Paul Morocco Writer
    Writing Jessica Hynes Writer
    Directing Edgar Wright Director
    Writing Bill Bailey Writer
    Sound Timothy X. Atack Music
    Writing Norman Lovett Writer
    Writing Adam Bloom Writer
    Editing Robin Parsons Editor
    Writing Howard Haigh Writer
    Writing Julian Barratt Writer

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