Asylum (1996)
Asylum (1996)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Julian Barratt
Victor Munro
Adam Bloom
Adam
Norman Lovett
Dr. Lovett
Paul Morocco
Paul
Mick O'Connor
Nobby Shanks
Simon Pegg
Simon
Jessica Hynes
Martha / Nurse McFadden
Edgar Wright
Creator / Director
David Devant and his Spirit Wife
Themselves
Andy Parsons
Patient
Henry Naylor
Patient
Robin Parsons
Editor
Karen Beever
Line Producer
Timothy X. Atack
Music
Andy Hollis
Cinematography
Paul Tonkinson
Patient
John Moloney
Patient / Doctor
Bill Bailey
Writer / Patient
Howard Haigh
Writer / Duelling Guitarist
David Walliams
Cockney Film Star
Details.
Wiki.
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 of whom went on to work on some of the most successful comedy programmes of the 2000s. It marked the first collaboration of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, who would go on to make cult sitcom Spaced and Shaun of the Dead. 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.