Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie

Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie is a British television comedy series written and performed by Ben Elton. The title of the series was a play on words of the American spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,[1] and "Auntie", an informal name for the BBC.

Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
GenreComedy
Written byBen Elton
Directed byJohn Burrows
Presented byBen Elton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducerGeoffrey Perkins
Running time30 mins
Release
Original networkBBC1
Original release15 February 1990 (1990-02-15) –
10 March 1994 (1994-03-10)

The first series aired on BBC1 in 1990. A second series with a slightly different format was aired four years later in 1994.[2]

The series was primarily based on Elton's stand-up comedy routines, with his monologues interspersed with occasional filmed sketches and parodies, as well as soundbites from chinface "potato heads".[2] Another regular segment were "Farties' Guides" to such tasks as catching a train or setting up home—Elton described "Farties" as "you and me"—ordinary people endeavouring to make it through life despite the efforts of entities such as the "body conspiracy" and the Ministry of Crap Design.

References
  1. Rich, Mari; Smith, Olivia J.; Thompson, Clifford (2003). World Authors, 1995–2000. H.W. Wilson.
  2. Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie, BBC Comedy.


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