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Look at the State We're In! · TV Tonight

Look at the State We're In!

1995–1995 · BBC Two · Ended

Look at the State We're In!

Comedy

A six-part series taking a satirical look at the laws and state powers affecting our lives.

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BBC TwoTV network · United Kingdom

Saturday, Sunday

This series has ended.

Last aired

S01E06 · The Status Quo

1995-06-04

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Episodes

E01
The Organisation
1995-05-20 · 10 min
E02
Secrecy
1995-05-21 · 10 min
E03
Local Government
1995-05-27 · 10 min
E04
Legal System
1995-05-28 · 10 min
E05
Nanny Knows Best
1995-06-03 · 10 min
E06
The Status Quo
1995-06-04 · 10 min

Cast

Hugh Laurie
Director
Chris Langham
Writer
Antony Sher
The Don
Rik Mayall
Rattner
Adrian Edmondson
Dewhurst

Ben Miller

Marty

Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Councillor Johnson

Dawn French

Dawn French

Clerk

Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Storyteller

Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Judge Sutcliffe

Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer

The Ruler

Jeff Rawle

Jeff Rawle

Jeff Jarndyce

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