
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performers then relatively unknown, like Rowan Atkinson. Narrated by Dawn French, the programme includes interviews with many of the comedians and musicians who took part: John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Michael Palin, Sting, Lenny Henry and many more. The shows and their stars had a huge effect on modern British comedy. There are few comics today whose careers have not been heavily influenced by the anarchic and surreal humour of these events.
Cast

Dawn French
Self - Narrator

Rowan Atkinson
Self

Michael Palin
Self

Jennifer Saunders
Self

Stephen Fry
Self

John Cleese
Self

Sting
Self

Peter Cook
Self (archive footage)

Graham Chapman
Self

Terry Jones
Self

Terry Gilliam
Self

Billy Connolly
Self

Alan Bennett
Self

Barry Humphries
Self - Edna Everage

Jonathan Lynn
Self

Connie Booth
Self

Neil Innes
Self

Pete Townshend
Self

Bob Geldof
Self

Alexei Sayle
Self

Phil Collins
Self

John Williams
Self (archive footage)

Ruby Wax
Self

Lenny Henry
Self

Eleanor Bron
Self (archive footage)

Robbie Coltrane
Self (archive footage)

Hugh Laurie
Self (archive footage)
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