A Bit of Fry & Laurie
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
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A Bit of Fry & Laurie

7.9 / 10
1989
4 seasons
25 episodes
Comedy

A British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.

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Trailer

A Bit of Fry & Laurie - The Duel

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Seasons

  • SAS

    1.SAS

    7.8
    13-01-198930m

    Fry as a put upon headmaster and Laurie as a Puritanical parent who wants to exchange his 'soiled' son kicks off the premiere episode. Useful tips for making poetry convenient is f...

  • America

    2.America

    6.5
    20-01-198930m

    Fry is an information stand attendant who knows too much. A man whose last name is the sound of a cigarette lighter dropping on a desk tries to file a police report. A cad of a tal...

  • Doctor Tobacco

    3.Doctor Tobacco

    6.5
    27-01-198930m

    Fry steals Laurie's brain as a practical joke, but Laurie never notices. A pleasant Greek lunch is spoiled by Laurie's insecurity and lack of self-esteem. A tobacconist posing as a...

  • Trouser Competition

    4.Trouser Competition

    6.5
    03-02-198930m

    An episode rife with controversy: several of the sketches are canceled after an audience member demands they are his stolen intellectual property. A teen poet helps his headmaster...

  • Christening

    5.Christening

    6.5
    10-02-198930m

    As a service to the public, Fry and Laurie provide two TV critics to deride the show. A lesbian-obsessed lawyer, a miserable English teacher, and a young couple who baptize their i...

  • Marjorie's Fall

    6.Marjorie's Fall

    6.5
    17-02-198930m

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

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