A Kick Up the Eighties: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A Kick Up the Eighties was a 1981-1984 BBC 2 sketch show starring Robbie Coltrane, Tracey Ullman, Richard Stilgoe, Miriam Margolyes, Rik Mayall, Ron Bain and Roger Sloman. The series was created by Tom Gutteridge and Sean Hardie.

The show was the first break into television for Rik Mayall, who played the anorak-wearing investigative reporter Kevin Turvey; it was also the start of Tracey Ullman's television comedy career. The first series won a Scottish BAFTA for Best Entertainment Programme in 1982.

Series details

• Title: A Kick Up the Eighties
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1981-09-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-01-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11498
• IMDb ID: tt0081887
• TVDB ID: 195101

Cast and credited roles

• Tracey Ullman — Various Roles
• Rik Mayall — Various Roles
• Miriam Margolyes — Various Roles
• Ron Bain — Various Roles
• Roger Sloman — Various Roles
• Richard Stilgoe — Various Roles
• Robbie Coltrane — Various Roles

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-09-21; final listed air date 1981-10-26; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1984-01-03; final listed air date 1984-01-24; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Kick Up the Eighties 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.