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The Saturday Night Armistice

All Episodes 1995 - 1999

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  • 1995-06-23T23:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 12h (24 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, David Schneider carried on where they left off on the Day Today. There was no Chris Morris now, well at least not credited, but they took hold of the mantle well. At first glance it was an ordinary BBC2 sketch show. It didn't take long for the surrealism… More and absurdity of their earlier work on the Day Today to creep in. 'Spot the Old Woman' a regular skit wherby viewers were challenged to spot the old lady planted in the audeince of another show or piece of news footage, Newsnight, Kilroy, Question Time etc.. There was the puppet of Tony Blair that travelled the country. Then there was them digging up the Blue Peter time capsule and replacing the contents with porn, or draping the BBC headquarters with a 'Vote Conservative' banner. The schedules eventually forced the show to Friday night, and the Friday Night Amistice, with the Saturday night repeat being Last Friday Night's Amistice. There were a couple of specials, two Christmas and an Election 1997 show where they had a accopello choir singing the tunes of famous news shows over the years. Strange but never dull the show was last aired in 1999 for a New Year Special.

24 episodes

Series Premiere

1995-06-23T23:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 1995-06-23T23:00:00Z30m

The team go through John Major's bin, go out with one of the loudest teen fan clubs around and introduce us to the new rapid reaction force from the west - the UN Irish Dancers!

1995-06-30T23:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 1995-06-30T23:00:00Z30m

A look back in the world of politics including planned improvements to tennis, the launch of the Hunt The Old Woman competition and a major dock with a BBC1 show.

1995-07-07T23:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 1995-07-07T23:00:00Z30m

Politics is back to normal with the conclusion of the Tory leadership election. Features include a look at how political polling figures can be manipulated, Peter Baynham steals an usherette's uniform and a celebration of English culture.

1995-07-21T23:00:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 1995-07-21T23:00:00Z30m

Britain is burning the middle of a heatwave, so the Saturday Night Armistice team presents warm weather fashion tips and global warming issues. This week's tea is on the (unpaid) work experience boy, a look at violence in Britain and Jack Straw meets his biggest fans.

1995-07-28T23:00:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 1995-07-28T23:00:00Z30m

It's an "All Action" show this week, as the team find ways of solving the troubles in Northern Ireland, experiment with school class sizes, demonstrate a democratic approach to firefighting and investigate executive pay rises. There's also a look at the new "Better Fights 2" video, Sue Perkins helps the team get their own back on the French and Peter Baynham gets sold off!

1995-08-04T23:00:00Z

1x06 Episode 6

1x06 Episode 6

  • 1995-08-04T23:00:00Z30m

In the last show of the series, the team try seeing what tourists are willing to pay for by opening "Brown World" - a museum dedicated to the colour brown - and look at ways to solve the country's traffic issues. Elsewhere Armando surprises Bob Monkhouse, Mr Tony Blair tries to eat Peter and we get a listen to a preview of the Pope's new record.

Season Finale

1995-12-22T00:00:00Z

1x07 The Saturday Night Armistice Party Bucket

Season Finale

1x07 The Saturday Night Armistice Party Bucket

  • 1995-12-22T00:00:00Z30m

Armando lannucci, Peter Baynham and David Schneider look back at some of the best moments from the comedy show's first series, and pick over the remains of the summer of 1995.

Season Premiere

1996-06-13T23:00:00Z

2x01 Episode 8

Season Premiere

2x01 Episode 8

  • 1996-06-13T23:00:00Z30m

Satirical comedy. Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams calls Live and Kicking, while Sue Perkins and Al Murray take a gang of adults out on the streets to give teenagers a taste of their own medicine.

1996-06-20T23:00:00Z

2x02 Episode 9

2x02 Episode 9

  • 1996-06-20T23:00:00Z30m

David goes on a course to learn about marriage, Michael Howard gets put in prison, we spy in on the England football team during the Euro '96 championships and Armando meets the man who does the drums for the end of Eastenders.

1996-06-27T23:00:00Z

2x03 Episode 10

2x03 Episode 10

  • 1996-06-27T23:00:00Z30m

Satirical comedy. Dogs take over running the show, there's a look at the voting booth of the future and, with the nation gripped by football fever, the trio run riot in the empty streets.

1996-07-04T23:00:00Z

2x04 Episode 11

2x04 Episode 11

  • 1996-07-04T23:00:00Z30m

Topical satire. The trio count down the days to the general election with a special advent calendar and scientists take drastic measures to beat the drought.

1996-07-11T23:00:00Z

2x05 Episode 12

2x05 Episode 12

  • 1996-07-11T23:00:00Z30m

Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and David Schneider rummage around in the week's news. The trio give the audience their take on MPs awarding themselves a pay rise.

1996-07-18T23:00:00Z

2x06 Episode 13

2x06 Episode 13

  • 1996-07-18T23:00:00Z30m

Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and David Schneider create topical mayhem. Featuring a guide to royal relationships, some unusual new Olympic events, plus management training with Eric Bristow

2x07 The Election Night Armistice

  • 1997-04-30T23:00:00Z30m

The team behind the satirical comedy series Friday Night Armistice host a live three-hour special, combining election results with comedy. The programme, presented by Armando lannucci, Peter Baynham and David Schneider, also features celebrities, music from pop band the Lightning Seeds and a giant indoor firework display. With Alan Partridge (alias Steve Coogan). Tony Robinson and Valerie Singleton.

1997-12-29T00:00:00Z

2x08 The Christmas Armistice

2x08 The Christmas Armistice

  • 1997-12-29T00:00:00Z30m

The first of two seasonal episodes of the satire show. Highlights include OJ Simpson signing a confession, the military wing of the Labour Party and a roving Scandal in a Helicopter.

Season Finale

1998-01-02T00:00:00Z

2x09 The Armistice Party Bucket

Season Finale

2x09 The Armistice Party Bucket

  • 1998-01-02T00:00:00Z30m

The best of the award-winning satire show, with the sabotage of the Blue Peter time capsule and an insight into the private lives of Wallace and Gromit.

Season Premiere

1998-01-09T00:00:00Z

3x01 Episode 16

Season Premiere

3x01 Episode 16

  • 1998-01-09T00:00:00Z30m

The acclaimed comedy show returns for a new six-part run, aiming its incisive and topical brand of satire against a wide range of public targets.

1998-01-16T00:00:00Z

3x02 Episode 17

3x02 Episode 17

  • 1998-01-16T00:00:00Z30m

A coffee crisis in the City is among the topics targeted by the satirical comedy showtonight. Plus footage of an outlawed fox hunt, and a check-up for Frank Dobson.

1998-01-23T00:00:00Z

3x03 Episode 18

3x03 Episode 18

  • 1998-01-23T00:00:00Z30m

The satirical show follows an ex-convict, a former clown and an ex-Conservative minister as they apply for the same job, and discovers how much cod-liver oil will fetch on the black market.

1998-01-30T00:00:00Z

3x04 Episode 19

3x04 Episode 19

  • 1998-01-30T00:00:00Z30m

The satirical show takes a comic look back over the week's news, and follows the programme's own celebrity phenomenon, The Dummies, on their continuing journey to stardom.

1998-02-06T00:00:00Z

3x05 Episode 20

3x05 Episode 20

  • 1998-02-06T00:00:00Z30m

Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and David Schneider create topical mayhem in the acclaimed comedy series.

1998-02-13T00:00:00Z

3x06 Episode 21

3x06 Episode 21

  • 1998-02-13T00:00:00Z30m

The acclaimed satirical comedy show concludes its six-part run with a parting shot against a wide range of public targets.

1998-12-29T00:00:00Z

3x07 The Christmas Armistice

3x07 The Christmas Armistice

  • 1998-12-29T00:00:00Z30m

The first of a brace of seasonal comedy specials taking a satirical look at the past year's news, with the regular Friday Night Armistice team of Armando lannucci, Peter Baynham and David Schneider.

Season Finale

1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

3x08 The New Year Armistice

Season Finale

3x08 The New Year Armistice

  • 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z30m

The Friday Night Armistice team return to see in the New Year with more current-affairs hilarity, and the chance to win a babysitter for New Year's Eve 1999.

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