The World of Lee Evans

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The World of Lee Evans
The World of Lee Evans DVD cover.jpg
The official DVD cover of the original VHS video artwork.
Created by Lee Evans
Developed byLee Evans
StarringLee Evans
Opening themeLee Evans
Ending themeLee Evans
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer Andy Harries
ProducersMiles Ross
Matthew Leys
Camera setup Multiple
Running time30 minutes approx.
Production company Granada Television
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release2 June (1995-06-02) 
23 June 1995 (1995-06-23)
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The World of Lee Evans is a BAFTA-nominated television comedy series written by and starring Lee Evans. It was produced by Granada Television for Channel 4 and aired four episodes (featuring two stories each) in June 1995. Channel 4 announced that The World of Lee Evans was officially cancelled after the first series.

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The series followed Lee around getting stuck in tight situations - its humour, which differs greatly from Evans' later stand-up material, contains many elements of slapstick, and the show is similar in style to Mr. Bean . It won a cult following but has received a very mixed reception in retrospect with some critics and fans comparing it unfavourably to his other work. [1]

The series' slogan is If Lee Evans needs to get from A to B, he starts at Z....

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References

  1. Dutton, Julian (23 July 2015). Keeping Quiet: Visual Comedy in the Age of Sound. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN   978-1-909183-83-4.