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Peter Richardson

Date of birth: 1951-10-15

Place of birth: Newton Abbot, Devon, England, UK

Known for: Directing

Also known as:

Peter Richardson

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Richardson (born 15 October 1951) is an English actor, comedian, director, and writer, best known for The Comic Strip Presents... television series. He is also a long time comedy partner with Nigel Planer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Richardson (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Movie Credits

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
3.5

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

1984-01-21

Two students calling themselves Carlos and Miguel arrive in Spain dressed as gunslingers to live out

Carry On Columbus
1.9

Carry On Columbus

1992-10-02

Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the Kin

The Supergrass
3

The Supergrass

1985-11-08

While taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl so

The Yob
0

The Yob

1988-03-12

An illegal psychic teleportation experiment goes horribly wrong, and pretentious promo director Patr

Les Dogs
0

Les Dogs

1990-08-03

Les Dogs are the band playing in a large marquee to celebrate the wedding of Geoffrey and Angela. Du

Demonella
0

Demonella

1993-05-20

Music producer Arnold Silverstein is desperate for a song hit so when the Devil - a woman - supplies

The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
0

The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel

1984-11-03

Janie, daughter of Commander Jackson, the head of D15, has been kidnapped and there are only two men

Summer School
0

Summer School

1983-01-31

A motley band of suburbanites arrives at a summer school to simulate life in an Iron Age village. Ho

Funseekers
0

Funseekers

1988-03-26

Tourists arrive in Ibiza for the 'funseekers' package holiday. Jamie is upset when the annoying Tony

Jealousy
0

Jealousy

1993-05-27

Despite trying to cure himself with a hypnosis tape John Pettigrew is insanely jealous of his wife J

Five Go Mad in Dorset
0

Five Go Mad in Dorset

1982-11-02

In the 1950s, four children, Anne, described as a 'proper little housewife', the rather butch George

Four Men in a Car
0

Four Men in a Car

1998-04-12

Four salesmen Alan, Ian, Steve and Tim are on their way to a conference where only one of them is gu

Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
0

Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

1984-02-04

Eddie Monsoon is a South African entertainer who, following the failure of several pilot shows for T

Four Men in a Plane
0

Four Men in a Plane

2000-01-04

Salesmen Alan, Ian, Tim, and the pushy Tony are on a plane on their way to a sales conference. Alan

The Beat Generation
0

The Beat Generation

1983-01-17

In the monochrome world of 1960, pretentious Alan, violent Kix and sex-mad Eleanor are part of a col

Five Go Mad on Mescalin
0

Five Go Mad on Mescalin

1983-11-02

On their way to stay with Mrs French at Hot Turkey Farm, the Famous Five hear on the radio their Unc

Dirty Movie
0

Dirty Movie

1984-01-07

Postman Bean is anxious to end his round early to catch a morning showing of 'The Sound of Muzak' at

Susie
0

Susie

1984-01-14

In rural England, school teacher Susie Darling is planning to leave her boring husband Martin for lu

Gino: Full Story and Pics
0

Gino: Full Story and Pics

1984-01-28

A hoodlum is turned into a celebrity when he steals a cab and subsequent events are blown out of pro

Slags
1

Slags

1984-02-11

Teen-age gang leaders Passion and Little Sister are released from prison, only to find that their ga

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
0

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

1986-01-01

Jessica, the second Mrs Saunders, arrives with her new husband John at his country estate. Very much

Private Enterprise
0

Private Enterprise

1986-01-02

Whilst delivering toilet rolls to a recording studio, small-time crook Keith pockets a demo tape by

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
0

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990-02-08

Two security van personnel plan to rob a bank in an attempt to raise enough cash to mount a rescue m

Oxford
0

Oxford

1990-02-22

When American comic actor Steve 'Zoo Zoo Zoo Off Come My Pants' Wild arrives in Oxford to make a com

South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie!
0

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

1990-02-08

In the conclusion of this special two-part story, Stan has somehow managed to make it to the Falklan

The Crying Game
0

The Crying Game

1992-05-05

Roy Brush has aspirations to be a great footballer and this seems likely when he scores for England

Spaghetti Hoops
0

Spaghetti Hoops

1990-03-01

In a monochrome city that is shamelessly London although everybody acts as if it is Rome, banker Ald

Red Nose of Courage
0

Red Nose of Courage

1992-04-09

A clown is not happy with his job at his father's circus so he gets into politics, and some weeks la

Wild Turkey
0

Wild Turkey

1992-12-24

Jed, a New York cop, brings home the last Christmas turkey in the shop for his wife Sue. Unfortunate

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
0

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

1993-04-22

When the lead star of 'The Gourmet Detective' mystery show is mysteriously bumped off. A bunch of va

Queen of the Wild Frontier
0

Queen of the Wild Frontier

1993-05-06

Convicts Mick and Gary are being escorted to the dentist when their prison van has an accident and t

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
0

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

1993-05-13

Governor Wilkins brings rookie cop Lucille Bromley to see the imprisoned cannibal Dr Genghis in orde

Five Go to Rehab
0

Five Go to Rehab

2012-11-07

The Famous Five are back. Thirty years after the Comic Strip arrived on our screens with their famou

Sex Actually
3.3

Sex Actually

2005-12-28

Colombian Luccio and his girlfriend Angie move into a respectable part of Berkshire, learning that R

The Hunt for Tony Blair
3.9

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011-10-15

The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film,

Red Top
2.6

Red Top

2016-01-20

Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally

30 Years of Comic Strip
0

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012-11-03

In true Peter Richardson fashion, "30 Years Of Comic Strip" defies the conventional norms of a retro

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
3

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

2005-07-04

A look back at the comedy series The Comic Strip Presents

War
5

War

1983-01-03

1985:- England has been invaded by the Warsaw Pact countries and middle-class couple Hermine and God

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
4.3

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

1988-03-05

A couple of bored escorts find themselves suddenly involved with a hit gang and an ax murderer - Mr.

Eat the Rich
3.1

Eat the Rich

1987-10-23

Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to dea

The Hunt for Tony Blair
3.9

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011-10-15

The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film,

The Comic Strip
0

The Comic Strip

1981-01-01

A tongue-in-cheek "behind the scenes" look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s, which

The Strike
3.5

The Strike

1988-02-20

Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners'

Bad News
4.3

Bad News

1983-01-24

A documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick up

More Bad News
4.9

More Bad News

1988-02-27

Four years after they were last the subject of a documentary, the heavy metal band Bad News get back

Space Virgins from Planet Sex
0

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

1993-04-29

A craft full of Space Rats,glamorous extra-terrestrials from the planet Sex,arrive on Earth desperat

The Line, the Cross & the Curve
3.6

The Line, the Cross & the Curve

1993-11-13

A singer struggles to dance well in rehearsal with her band. A power outage leaves her alone in the

The Pope Must Die
2.4

The Pope Must Die

1991-06-21

A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff,

GLC: The Carnage Continues
0

GLC: The Carnage Continues

1990-02-05

The Greater London Council fight to save the capital against the wicked Ice Maiden.

Didn't You Kill My Brother?
0

Didn't You Kill My Brother?

1988-03-19

Carl Moss leaves jail,where he has taken the rap for his evil twin Sterling,and has been declared a

Completely Bad News
0

Completely Bad News

2019-11-29

A double offering of heavy metal madness from The Comic Strip and Bad News.

The Rise of the Comic Strip
0

The Rise of the Comic Strip

2023-06-23

Documentary about the beginnings and the Channel 4 years of the Comic Strip.