Harry Enfield's Television Programme is a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield. It was first broadcast on BBC Two in 1990 in the Thursday 9pm slot that had become the traditional time for alternative comedy. Sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes, or sketches, commonly between one and ten minutes long. ... Harry Enfield (born May 30, 1961) is an English comedian educated at the University of York who quickly came to prominence after appearing on Channel 4s Saturday Live in a number of different personae created with Paul Whitehouse. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. // History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20 pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts... Jump to: navigation, search 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternative comedy is a style of comedy that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and 1980s which would eventually go on to become mainstream in the 1990s and up to the present day. ...

Enfield was already an established name due to his 'Loadsamoney' character (which featured in a few entertainment programmes in the late 80's), but the series gave greater presence to his frequent collaborators Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke - so much so that in 1994 the show was retitled Harry Enfield and Chums. Paul Whitehouse (born 17 May 1959 in Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales) is a Welsh comedian and actor, well known for his work with Harry Enfield and as one of the stars of the popular BBC sketch show, The Fast Show. ... Kathy Burke (born June 13, 1964) is a British actress. ...

Harry Enfield's Television Programme

The 1990 series was written solely by Enfield, Whitehouse, Charlie Higson and Geoffrey Perkins. The original series began with Enfield in a black suit walking towards the camera and blowing a raspberry to the music of a brass band. Charlie Higson (born, 1958) is a British television writer, actor, an author, and a comedy performer. ... Geoffrey Perkins has been a central figure in British comedy broadcasting. ...

Harry Enfield and Chums

After the original series there were a couple of radio appearances and a one-off special for the characters Smashey and Nicey. During the period between series Enfield concentrated on straight acting parts and Whitehouse worked on other projects.

Through repeats the characters proved popular and, in 1994, BBC2 commissioned a new series, called "Harry Enfield and Chums". The format of the opening credits were the same although Enfield would be seen taking a quick drag from a cigarette hidden behind his back. This series was produced with a pool of writers rather than the cast alone. Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Characters

Regular characters included:

Smashie and Nicey 

out-of-date Radio 1 DJs Dave Nice and Mike Smash, a thinly veiled parody of Mike Read and Simon Bates. Each skit would feature the pair's love of "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive, seemingly the only record they ever played. The pair would also try to outdo each other with deliberate mentions of charidee (charity) work for which the pair would ostensibly claim to be keeping hush-hush.

Wayne and Waynetta Slob 

(actually derived from one of Burke's stand-up skits), a pair of benefit dependent proto-Chavs arguing over the name of their unborn child - "You can't call it Elvis 'cause its a GIRL" - or pizza.

Tim Nice-But-Dim 

An upper class twit who is usually being ripped off by one of his 'jolly nice' prep-school chums.

Lee and Lance 

Two idiot fruit and veg stall holders opining about current affairs much in the same mode as "Pete and Dud".

The Old Gits 

An obnoxious pair of old men who take great delight in persecuting younger people.

Annoying Kid Brother 

He spends his entire time irritating his family by talking constantly. Later grew up to become Kevin the Teenager.

Mr You-Don't-Wanna-Do-It-Like-That 

An irritating know-it-all father who advised various people with both household tasks and diverse jobs, such as a football pundit.

The Palace of Righteous Justice 

A superhero team who are forced to encounter everyday problems such as opening a bank account.

Stavros 

A revival of Enfield's old character, a Greek kebab-shop owner.

Loadsamoney 

Killed off in the final episode.