Galton and Simpson

Arena

25th December 2005 Season 1 Episode 581

Hancock's Half-Hour and Steptoe and Son - two persuasive reasons for making Ray Galton and Alan Simpson pre-eminent among Britain's postwar comedy writers. In their first full-length profile, the duo, who met as teenagers in 1948 when they were both convalescing from tuberculosis in Milford sanatorium, talk about their distinguished body of work to author and broadcaster Nigel Williams.

View season

Up next

Next Episode

View season

Season 1 · Episode 582

Pete Doherty

A one-off documentary following six months in the life of Libertines and Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty - the musician who currently throws the British tabloid press into a frenzy like no other due to his drug addiction and relationship with supermodel Kate Moss. With access that included footage with his son and interviews with close friends, the film also features intimate conversations with Doherty himself.

Episode details

Details

Talent

Cast & Crew

Recommended