Running for two series in the early 1980s, Alfresco was the same quickfi re combination of anarchic sketches and musical items that made Not the Nine O’Clock News, The Two Ronnies and Monty Python’s Flying Circus so successful. Featuring six young comedians who were destined to become household names within a few years of its transmission, Alfresco starred Ben Elton (who did the bulk of the writing), Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Robbie Coltrane and Siobhan Redmond. Alfresco set the seeds for future shows like A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Ben Elton’s The Man from Auntie and Saturday Live.

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