Asylum (1996)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Jessica Hynes
Martha / Writer
Julian Barratt
Victor Munro / Writer
Simon Pegg
Simon
Mick O'Connor
Nobby Shanks
David Devant and his Spirit Wife
Themselves
Paul Morocco
Paul / Writer
Norman Lovett
Dr. Lovett / Writer
Adam Bloom
Adam / Writer
Edgar Wright
Creator / Director
Robin Parsons
Editor
Karen Beever
Line Producer
Timothy X. Atack
Music
Andy Hollis
Director of Photography
Paul Tonkinson
Patient
John Moloney
Patient / Doctor
Bill Bailey
Writer / Patient
Howard Haigh
Writer / Duelling Guitarist
David Walliams
Cockney Film Star
Andy Parsons
Patient
Henry Naylor
Patient
Details.
This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
Asylum is a British comedy series which was shown on Paramount Comedy Channel in 1997. Set in a mental asylum, it was directed and written by Edgar Wright and co-written by David Walliams.
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.