Monty Python's Flying Circus: Season 3, Episode 6

The War Against Pornography (23 Nov. 1972)

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First Pepperpot / Surgeon Gumby / Mrs. Jalin / Loony / Sir Jane Russell / Sir John Cunningham
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Announcer / Gumby Specialist / Mr. Zorba / First Interviewer
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Voiceover #1 / Third Pepperpot / Second Presenter / Lieutenant Commander Dorothy Lamour / Rating / Woman Outside Runcorn Avenue / Mr. Badger
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Second Pepperpot / Nude Organist / Mr. Jalin / Politician / Second Interviewer
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It's Man / T.F. Gumby / Edna OBrien / Newsreader / Waiter
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First Presenter / Gumby With Syringe
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Nurse (as Mrs. Idle)
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Terry Gilliam was the only American in the group, and although he appears occasionally on-screen, his roles were generally non-speaking or with few lines. Gilliam's primary contributions, the animated sequences that "linked" the various live sketches, were one of the the key components that set Flying Circus apart from its peers, and remain among the most memorable elements of the show. See more »

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Voiceover: We would like to apologise for the way in which politicians are represented in this programme. It was never out intention to imply that politicians are weak-kneed political time-servers who are concerned more with their personal vendettas and private power struggles than the problems of government, nor to suggest at any point that they sacrifice their credibility by denying free debate on vital matters in the mistaken impression that party unity comes before the well-being of the people they ...
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