Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie was 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., and "Auntie", an informal name for the BBC. The series was primarily based around Elton's stand-up comedy routines, with his monologues interspersed with occasional filmed sketches and parodies, as well as soundbites from chinface "potato heads".

Series details

• Title: Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1990-02-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-03-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31201
• TVDB ID: 73561

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-02-15; final listed air date 1990-03-22; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1994-01-27; final listed air date 1994-03-10; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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