A profile of the hugely successful comedy writing partnership of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. The two men talk about their work and characters they have created, as do various actors such as Jimmy Nail, Billy Connolly, Rodney Bewes and Brigit Forsyth who appeared in their series. Follows their work for television, including PORRIDGE and AUF WIEDERSEHEN PET, and for films, up to their work in the USA for Tracey Ullman shows in 1997. Dick Clement mentions their being called in to help on some additional work on scripts for films such as NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN and THE ROCK, for which they were uncredited.
First aired: Omnibus, Jul 20, 1997 on BBC
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