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The Glam Metal Detectives

Name: The Glam Metal Detectives
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1995-02-23
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Phil Cornwell, Doon Mackichan, Sara Stockbridge, Gary Beadle, Cleo Rocos

Comedy~30 min

1

Episodes

7

Networks

BBC Two

Countries

GB

First aired

1995-02-23

Last aired

1995-04-06

Language

en

Rating

5.5 / 10

Synopsis and details

The Glam Metal Detectives is a comedy show produced by the BBC in 1995. Shown on BBC2 on Thursday nights at 9pm, it combined both sketch and sitcom elements, As with other shows launched in this timeslot, The Glam Metal Detectives attempted to innovate and combine genres, resulting in an off-the-wall mix of the sublime and the surreal which broke new ground with its 'multimedia' approach. The show consists of a single series of seven episodes. The scripts were written by the cast, and director Peter Richardson, and the series starred Gary Beadle, Phil Cornwell, Doon Mackichan, Sara Stockbridge, George Yiasoumi, and Mark Caven. The show was designed to appear as if the viewer was channel surfing through a multi-channel wasteland, happening upon spoof adverts, short sketches, and recurring show elements. Like other BBC content of the mid-1990s, it often lampooned the low-budget quality of satellite television available in the UK at the time.