| The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Mark Burton Kim Fuller |
| Directed by | Dewi Humphreys |
| Starring | Clive Anderson Matthew Ashforde Patrick Barlow Ronnie Barker Helena Bonham Carter Robert Bathurst Adam Blackwood Brian Blessed Julia Sawalha |
| Narrated by | Angus Deayton |
| Music by | Philip Pope |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jon Plowman Patricia McGowan Ali Bryer Carron |
| Cinematography | Francis De Groote |
| Editor | Steve Punt |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Release | 2 January – 4 January 2000 |
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything is a collection of television comedy sketches, produced in 1999, broadcast in two parts on 2 and 4 January 2000 on BBC One. Based on well-known historical events, it took its title and concept from the 1969 London Weekend Television series The Complete and Utter History of Britain .
A version of the class sketch which had previously been broadcast as part of the BBC Millennium programme on 31 December 1999.
The Battle of Hastings staged and described in the style of a modern football match, a version of a sketch from The Complete and Utter History of Britain .
A parody of Scott of the Antarctic.
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