Season 1

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  7.9/109 votes

  Buster Keaton

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/25/2007

  Paul Merton invites us to share his passion for silent comedy in this series of witty portrayals of some of early cinema's greatest stars.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.8/108 votes

  Charlie Chaplin

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/2007

  Paul Merton invites us to share his passion for silent comedy in this series of witty portrayals of some of early cinema's greatest stars.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.2/1015 votes

  Laurel And Hardy

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/8/2007

  Paul Merton profiles some of the great stars of silent comedy. This edition focuses on Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, whose huge popularity today is due to the fact that they made the most successful transition to the talkies of any of the silent clowns. But it was in their less well-known silent films that the duo developed their distinctive style and trademark sense of comic timing.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.0/1012 votes

  Harold Lloyd

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/15/2007

  Paul Merton profiles some of the great stars of silent comedy. This edition explores how Harold Lloyd pulled off his celebrated stunts and also tells the story of how a man of modest natural talents managed the journey from theatrical extra to comedy superstar.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown