Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performers then relatively unknown, like Rowan Atkinson. Narrated by Dawn French, the programme includes interviews with many of the comedians and musicians who took part: John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Michael Palin, Sting, Lenny Henry and many more. The shows and their stars had a huge effect on modern British comedy. There are few comics today whose careers have not been heavily influenced by the anarchic and surreal humour of these events.
Acted in
Dawn French
as Self - Narrator
Rowan Atkinson
as Self
Michael Palin
as Self
Jennifer Saunders
as Self
Stephen Fry
as Self
John Cleese
as Self
Sting
as Self
Peter Cook
as Self
Graham Chapman
as Self
Terry Jones
as Self
Terry Gilliam
as Self
Hugh Laurie
as Self
Billy Connolly
as Self
Alan Bennett
as Self
Barry Humphries
as Self - Edna Everage
Jonathan Lynn
as Self
Connie Booth
as Self
Neil Innes
as Self
Pete Townshend
as Self
Bob Geldof
as Self
Alexei Sayle
as Self
Phil Collins
as Self
John Williams
as Self
Ruby Wax
as Self
Jimmy Mulville
as Self
Lenny Henry
as Self