Jam (2000)

25m
Running Time

1
Seasons

6
Episodes

March 23, 2000
Release Date

TV
IMDb ratings
8.4
Jam

Jam (2000)

25m
Running Time

1
Seasons

6
Episodes

March 23, 2000
Release Date

External Links & Social Media
Network & Production Companies
Channel 4
Talkback
Channel 4 Television

Plot.

Adapted from Blue Jam, a late night radio show, Jam consists of six shows featuring dark humour and unsettling sketches unfolding over an ambient soundtrack. From the mind of Chris Morris.

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Cast & Crew.

Paul Barlow

Paul Barlow

Gaffer

Clive Sait

Clive Sait

Electrician

Tim Youngman

Tim Youngman

Dressing Prop

James Grimes

James Grimes

Grip

Adrian Sutton

Adrian Sutton

Sound Designer / Music / Sound Designer / Music

Ed Suter

Ed Suter

Location Manager

Dick Lunn

Dick Lunn

Art Direction

Jess Kitley

Jess Kitley

Property Buyer

Kevin Hedges

Kevin Hedges

Carpenter

Michael Plumley

Michael Plumley

Electrician

Christine Moses

Christine Moses

Script Supervisor

Alex McLeod

Alex McLeod

Production Coordinator

Clayton Lonie Jr.

Clayton Lonie Jr.

Online Editor

Jodi Moore

Jodi Moore

Location Assistant

Sally Debonnaire

Sally Debonnaire

Head of Production

Andy Hollis

Andy Hollis

Director of Photography

Paul de Csernatony

Paul de Csernatony

Property Master

Giles Gale

Giles Gale

Dresser

Melanie Levack

Melanie Levack

Wardrobe Supervisor

Dennis De Groot

Dennis De Groot

Production Design

Tristram Shapeero

Tristram Shapeero

First Assistant Director

Nigel Heath

Nigel Heath

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Laurie Griffiths

Laurie Griffiths

Carpenter

John A. Parry

John A. Parry

Sound Recordist

Morag Webster

Morag Webster

Unit Medic

Edward Sharpe

Edward Sharpe

Third Assistant Director

Michala Jermy

Michala Jermy

Props

Nigel Pinhay

Nigel Pinhay

Props

Julian Slater

Julian Slater

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Peter Fincham

Peter Fincham

Executive Producer

Mathew Wood

Mathew Wood

Editor

Stuart Clayton

Stuart Clayton

Focus Puller

John Crossland

John Crossland

Sound Engineer

Chris Cheshire

Chris Cheshire

Director of Photography

Ian Biggs

Ian Biggs

Clapper Loader

Alf Tramontin

Alf Tramontin

Steadicam Operator

Chris Hyde

Chris Hyde

Camera Operator

Casper Leaver

Casper Leaver

Clapper Loader

Jeff Hewitt-Davis

Jeff Hewitt-Davis

Stunt Coordinator

Terry Forrestal

Terry Forrestal

Stunts

Ian Willis

Ian Willis

Animal Wrangler

Tom Delmar

Tom Delmar

Stunt Coordinator

Julian Spencer

Julian Spencer

Stunts

Carol Jones

Carol Jones

Animal Wrangler

Paul Herbert

Paul Herbert

Stunts

Trevor Smith

Trevor Smith

Animal Wrangler

Gary Powell

Gary Powell

Stunts

Andy Little

Andy Little

Unit Medic

Jamie Edgell

Jamie Edgell

Stunt Coordinator

Sue Broom

Sue Broom

Animal Wrangler

David London

David London

Animal Wrangler

Tony Lucken

Tony Lucken

Stunts

Billy Sneddon

Billy Sneddon

Editor

Dirk Greene

Dirk Greene

Online Editor

Adrian Jacques

Adrian Jacques

Sound Engineer

Michael Fentum

Michael Fentum

Sound Editor

Robert Katz

Robert Katz

Maggot Mouth / Writer

Roz McCutcheon

Roz McCutcheon

Singing Woman

Details.

Release Date
March 23, 2000

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
6

Running Time
25m

Genres

Last updated:

This TV Show Is About.

dark comedy
surreal
comedian
satire
social satire
postmodern
irreverence
fake documentary
absurdism
broadcasting
media satire
based on radio drama
Scripted

Wiki.

Jam is a British experimental black comedy sketch show, created, co-written, produced and directed by Chris Morris. It was broadcast on Channel 4 between 23 March and 27 April 2000. It was based on the earlier BBC Radio 1 show, Blue Jam, and consists of an unconnected series of disturbing and surreal sketches, unfolding over an ambient soundtrack. Many of the sketches re-used the original radio soundtracks with the actors lip-synching their lines, an unusual technique which added to the programme's unsettling atmosphere, and featured unorthodox use of visual effects and sound manipulation.

The sketches themselves would often begin with a simple premise, e.g. two parents showing indifference to the whereabouts of their young child, and then escalate it with ever-more disturbing developments (the parents being phoned to come and identify the child's corpse, but asking if it can instead be taxied to their home, as they do not want to interrupt their evening). The cast, composed of actors Morris had worked with in his early satirical shows, such as The Day Today and Brass Eye, included Amelia Bullmore, David Cann, Julia Davis, Kevin Eldon and Mark Heap, as well as occasional appearances from Morris himself.

Morris introduced each episode in the style of a surreal compère, reading free-form poetry over a nightmarish montage, often depicting someone as their life spirals out of control (for instance, one montage sees an unkempt man drinking from a bottle in a bag as he walks down the street, before being kidnapped by "dung-breathed men" and forced to wrestle pigs in the Fens).

Jam was co-written by Peter Baynham, with additional material contributed by Jane Bussmann, David Quantick, Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews and the cast themselves. The show perplexed audiences and critics on its initial broadcast. Some hailed it as breakthrough, daringly original television, while others dismissed it as merely sickening and juvenile.

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