Canned Carrott: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Canned Carrott is a comedy stand-up and sketch-show by Jasper Carrott. Two of the regular sketches were "Wiggy" and "The Detectives".

The first sketch, "Wiggy", followed the adventures of a man with a bad wig (played by Carrott). It was a slapstick comedy in which the characters were silent except for the narrator. It was similar in style to Mr. Bean or The Benny Hill Show.

The second, and the more popular was "The Detectives", starring the police officers Briggs and Louis (played by Carrott and Robert Powell), who watched too many TV Police dramas, and unsuccessfully tried to emulate them. Such was the popularity of this sketch that it was transformed into its own television series, The Detectives.

Series details

• Title: Canned Carrott
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1990-10-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-01-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10004
• TVDB ID: 72800

Cast and credited roles

• Jasper Carrott — Jasper Carrott
• Hugh Dennis — Various Characters
• Steve Punt — Various Characters
• Robert Powell — Dave Briggs
• Enn Reitel — Narrator "Wiggy"
• George Sewell — Supt Cottam

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-10-03; final listed air date 1990-11-07; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-11-21; final listed air date 1992-01-02; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Canned Carrott 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.