A Bit of Fry and Laurie: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were among the most successful acts of the alternative comedy show Saturday Live/Friday Night Live and after a Christmas pilot in 1987, the BBC commissioned a series in 1989.

"My father wouldn't have a television in the house, so we used to gather round every night and watch it on the lawn".

Fry and Laurie explored a seemingly inexhaustible list of subjects with a delicious turn of phrase and elaborate wordplay. The hilarity-included regular acts such as not so super spy Tony Mercheson and his boss Control, yuppies, John and Peter, as well as the concluding cocktail recipe to the accompaniment of Mr. Music with plenty of Vox Pops.

Series details

• Title: A Bit of Fry and Laurie
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1987-12-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1995-04-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 1598

Cast and credited roles

• Stephen Fry — Various Characters
• Hugh Laurie — Various Characters

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-12-26; final listed air date 1989-02-17; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1990-03-09; final listed air date 1990-04-13; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1992-01-09; final listed air date 1992-02-13; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1995-02-12; final listed air date 1995-04-02; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Bit of Fry and Laurie on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.