A Kick Up the Eighties

Synopsis

Comedy sketch show taking an irreverent look at life in the eighties, starring Tracey Ullman, Miriam Margolyes and Richard Stilgoe, plus Rik Mayall as Kevin Turvey.

First Air Date: 1981-09-21

Last Air Date: 1984-01-24

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 10

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

Rik Mayall as N/A
Tracey Ullman as N/A
Miriam Margolyes as N/A
Robbie Coltrane as N/A
Richard Stilgoe as N/A
Roger Sloman as N/A

Seasons

Specials (Unknown Year) - (4 Episodes)

Season 1 (1981) - (6 Episodes)

Season 2 (1984) - (4 Episodes)

Specials

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Kevin Turvey Investigates

If one man this decade can be hailed as the jewel among journalists, it must surely be the great 'Kick up the eighties' correspondent - charismatic Kevin Turvey, ace investigative reporter with percepttive powers so limited he backs, quite unwittingly, into genius! Sporting an anorak that has left a subtle synthetic stain stamped permanently on 80s fashion and combing the back of his mind to bring us exclusives on such soul-searching subjects as death, sex, and the supernatural, Kevin Turvey makes contact with an indolent armchair Britain. However, if all you couch potatoes really want to know the answers to these compelling mysteries you'd better look elsewhere, for Kevin is a dab-hand at digression and has more important issues to discuss... like why Mrs Thatcher wears barbed-wire underwear and why 'taking it easy' involves downing a pint of Pernod.
Ep. 2: Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door

A week in the life of Redditch investigative reporter Kevin Turvey.
Ep. 3: A Kick up the Bells (1987-12-31)

A compilation of bits of A Kick Up The Eighties & Laugh I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee. Features a spoof of "Breakfast Time" with Coltrane as Russell Grant & Miriam Margolyes as Claire Rayner, the "Deck of Cards" sketch in the style of Ian Paisley and of course, Kevin Turvey.
Ep. 4: A Kick up the Archive (1988-12-31)

A comedy compilation from A Kick Up the Eighties, Laugh? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee! and Naked Video.