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A Bit of Fry and Laurie - Episode Guide

Season 1

Pilot

Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Dec 26, 1987 (36 min)

Pilot

Pilot episode of the comedy sketch show with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. The duo imagine what life would be like with a privatised police force, take arts criticism to its natural conclusion, and offer their take on Australian soap operas.

Episode 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 13, 1989

Episode 1

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie kick off their eccentric sketch series. Hugh reads a poem and meets an obsequious barber, while Stephen interviews a man who claims to be able to bend spoons.

Episode 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jan 20, 1989

Episode 2

Two spies discuss a colleague's failed mission, a wealthy man has a disagreement with a beggar, and two over-dramatic businessmen discuss the future of their company.

Episode 3

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jan 27, 1989

Episode 3

Two men go out for a meal at a Greek restaurant, a patient gets an unexpected prescription from his doctor, and Stephen has a laugh about an Open University blooper.

Episode 4

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 3, 1989

Episode 4

A teacher takes a pupil to task over his prize-winning poem, a drug dealer tries to get a bank loan, and there's a discussion about madness.

Episode 5

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 10, 1989

Episode 5

A lawyer cross-examines a witness, an actor reminisces about the people he's worked with over the years, and a couple at a christening can't decide what to name their child.

Episode 6

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Feb 17, 1989

Episode 6

A waiter keeps interrupting the punchline of a joke and a care worker in a retirement home brings an objectionable resident his cocoa.

Season 2

Episode 1

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Mar 9, 1990

Episode 1

The first programme of the series of comedy programmes written by and starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, originally shown in March 1990.

Episode 2

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 16, 1990

Episode 2

The second in a series of comedy programmes starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. The duo demonstrate how to deal with trick or treaters, a German officer interrogates a British soldier, and the over-dramatic businessmen are back.

Episode 3

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Mar 23, 1990

Episode 3

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie revisit some of our favourite sketches in this episode, including the jewellery store where Hugh Laurie becomes rather exasperated.

Episode 4

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1990

Episode 4

More laughter with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, including a skit on dinner party conversation, and a sketch where a hardman is needed for a very special assignment.

Episode 5

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Apr 6, 1990

Episode 5

A doctor breaks bad news to a patient, the duo poke fun at former Tory MP Rhodes Boyson, and Paul Eddington guest-stars in a sketch set in a restaurant.

Episode 6

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Apr 13, 1990

Episode 6

The final episode this series of Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry's comedy sketch show. There's a discussion about the concept of beauty and Stephen expounds on his vision of Britain. Nigel Havers and Rowan Atkinson guest-star.

Season 3

Episode 1

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1992

Episode 1

Comedy sketch series with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, plus guests Nicholas Parsons and Morwenna Banks. A man tells his son of his true identity, while a pint of milk finds itself before a medieval court.

Episode 2

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jan 16, 1992

Episode 2

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie present more eccentric comedy sketches. Two former estate agents attempt to run a petrol station, while the language barrier causes problems for a businessman sealing a deal with a foreign colleague.

Episode 3

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1992

Episode 3

Alternative comedy series with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. A man gets more than he bargained for when he goes to buy a pair of shoes, and the Department are on the lookout for a missing file.

Episode 4

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jan 30, 1992

Episode 4

More alternative comedy with droll duo Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. An elderly man looks for a get well card, a man has trouble asking his wife to pass him the marmalade at breakfast, and there's the scary tale of the Red Hat of Patferrick.

Episode 5

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1992

Episode 5

Another half-hour of events designed to make you laugh, with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. A reader is disappointed by Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and contestants avoid the obvious on Countdown.

Episode 6

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1992

Episode 6

Last in the third series of comedy sketch programmes starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. Two men with no experience of flying go up in a light aircraft, a bishop and part-time heavy metal singer finds himself in court, and two pedantic customers make life difficult for a waitress.

Season 4

Episode 1

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Feb 12, 1995

Episode 1

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie welcome John Bird and Jane Booker to their sketch show. Featuring Hugh's protest song 'All We Gotta Do'.

Episode 2

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1995

Episode 2

Anne Charleston, Kevin McNally and Fiona Gillies join in the fun with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. A man recounts a childhood memory to his therapist and Hugh sings about his love for Steffi Graf.

Episode 3

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Feb 26, 1995

Episode 3

Imelda Staunton and Clive Mantle guest on Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie's comedy show. A man confides in a barman about the state of his marriage, while contestants try to keep it clean on game show parody 'Don't Be Dirty'.

Episode 4

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Mar 12, 1995

Episode 4

Comedienne Caroline Quentin and actor Patrick Barlow guest star in this episode of the comedy show. Fry and Laurie also rap, and wash their hair.

Episode 5

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Mar 19, 1995

Episode 5

Guests Stephen Moore and Phylidda Law join in the sketches, including a dilemma with a wasp's nest and a parody of the Oprah Winfrey show that resounds with pointless applause.

Episode 6

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Mar 26, 1995

Episode 6

Penultimate episode of the comedy series with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. Featuring a visit to the national finals of the Young Tory of the Year competition and a parody of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads series.

Episode 7

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Apr 2, 1995

Episode 7

Janine Duvitski and Robert Daws join Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry for the final show. A schoolteacher sets up a new religion, a father tries to talk sense into his son who has played truant for years, and Stephen recites a monologue very quickly.

Specials

Fry and Laurie Reunited

Episode: S04 Special | Airdate: Nov 24, 2010 (68 min)

Fry and Laurie Reunited

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie reunite on screen for the first time in 15 years to talk about their comedy collaborations and enduring friendship.

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