Asylum

Asylum (1996)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • Creator: Edgar Wright
  • First Air Date: 1996-01-22
  • Last Air Date: 1996-01-22
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 6
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.
  • Networks: Paramount Comedy 1
  • Director: Edgar Wright
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Summary

Asylum is a British comedy series which was shown on Paramount Comedy Channel in 1996. Set in a mental asylum, it ran for one series of six episodes. Unlike traditional sitcoms or comedy television shows, it was to some extent an opportunity for stand-up routines by various comedians, mixed with an overall story involving much black humour. It is significant for involving a large number of British comedians, many who have gone on to work on some of the most successful comedy programmes of the last decade. It marked the first collaboration of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, who would go on to make cult sitcom Spaced. Many of the characters names were the same as those of the actors who portrayed them. David Devant & His Spirit Wife were the "house band" for the series, performing segments in every episode, from their first album, Work, Lovelife, Miscellaneous. The lead-in track "Ginger" served as the programme's title music. The series has yet to be released on DVD; however, the full episodes are viewable on Norman Lovett's website.

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Asylum Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 1996-01-22
6 Episodes

Asylum Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1Strange Bedfellows30 min
Season 1Episode 2Project Siren30 min
Season 1Episode 3Public Relations30 min
  • Jessica Hynes

    as Martha
  • Julian Barratt

    as Victor Munro
  • Simon Pegg

    as Simon
  • Mick O'Connor

    as Nobby Shanks
  • David Devant and his Spirit Wife

    as Themselves
  • Paul Morocco

    as Paul
  • Norman Lovett

    as Dr. Lovett
  • Adam Bloom

    as Adam
Production Karen Beever Line Producer
Writing Paul Morocco Writer
Writing Jessica Hynes Writer
Directing Edgar Wright Director
Writing Bill Bailey Writer
Sound Timothy X. Atack Music
Writing Norman Lovett Writer
Writing Adam Bloom Writer
Editing Robin Parsons Editor
Writing Howard Haigh Writer
Writing Julian Barratt Writer
Camera Andy Hollis Director of Photography