"Monty Python's Flying Circus" Archaeology Today (1970)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Ian MacNaughton

Writers:

Graham Chapman (written by) &
John Cleese (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969)

Original Air Date:

17 November 1970 (Season 2, Episode 8)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Nose Joke | Doctor | Monty Python | Sketch Comedy | Comedy Troupe

Cast

Graham Chapman	...	The Rev. Arthur Belling of St. Looney Up-The-Cream-Bun-and-Jam / Dr. Watson / Party Host / Hank Spim / Mrs. Thing / Mrs. Beethoven
John Cleese	...	Sir Robert Eversley / Referee / Mrs. Dreary Fat Boring Old Git / 'Mosquito Hunters' Narrator / Ludwig van Beethoven
Eric Idle	...	BBC Announcer / Absent-Minded Woman / Registrar / Registrar's Customer / Roy Spim / First Poofy Judge / Mrs. Entity / William Shakespeare
Terry Jones	...	Professor Lucien Kastner / Sir Robert Eversley's Singing Voice / Man in Registrar's Office / A Sniveling Little Rat-Faced Git / Michelangelo (singing voice)
Michael Palin	...	Archaeology Today Interviewer / Doctor / John Stokes / Second Poofy Judge / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Colin Mozart
Terry Gilliam	...	Animated Archaeologists / Boxer / 'Eggs Diamond' Narrator / Spiny Norman
Carol Cleveland	...	Danielle / Norah Jane Stokes / Nun

Quotes:

BBC Voiceover: [along with caption] And now an appeal on behalf of the National Trust.
[but the caption reads "Truss']
Lady Presenter: Good evening. My name is Leapy Lee. No, sorry. That's the name of me favourite singer. My name is Mrs Fred Stolle. No, no, Mrs Fred Stolle is the wife of me favourite tennis player. My name is Bananas. No, no, that's me favourite fruit. I'm Mrs Nice Evening Out At The Pictures Then Perhaps A Dance At A Club And Back To His Place For A Quick Cup Of Coffee And A Little Bit Of - no! No, sorry, that's me favourite way of spending a night out. Perhaps I am Leapy Lee? Yes, I must be Leapy Lee! Hello fans! Leapy Lee here!
[sings]
Lady Presenter: Little arrows that will ...
[the phone rings; she answers it]
Lady Presenter: Hello? Evidently I'm not Leapy Lee. I thought I probably wouldn't be. Thank you, I'll tell them.
[hangs up]
Lady Presenter: Hello, Denis Compton here. No, no, I should have written it down.
[rummeges through her bag, talking to herself]
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Flaming Star (1960)