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The Best Episodes of The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1

Every episode of The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1!

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The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 Episode 4 - Bad News Tour
    8.1/10(548 votes)

    S1:E4

    Fifth-rate heavy metal band Bad News is the subject of a rock documentary. Band members Vim Fuego, Den Dennis, Colin Grigson, and Spider Webb take to the road in search of lager, gigs, and schoolgirls.

    Director:Sandy Johnson
    Writer:Adrian Edmondson

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  2. The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 Episode 1 - Five Go Mad in Dorset
    7.8/10(357 votes)

    S1:E1

    Julian, Dick, George, and Anne are four children with a taste for adventure, as well as for lashings of ginger beer. They set out on a bicycle ride through the country, having picnics aplenty and exposing heinous crimes such as homosexuality.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writers:Peter Richardson, Pete Richens

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  3. The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 Episode 3 - The Beat Generation
    6.4/10(154 votes)

    S1:E3

    A group of Beatnik artists and poets convene for a weekend of debauchery, destructive behavior, and clever conversation at the house of naive young wannabe Desmond while his parents are out of town.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writers:Peter Richardson, Pete Richens

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  4. The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 Episode 5 - Summer School
    6.2/10(152 votes)

    S1:E5

    Summer school students taking a course on the Iron Age construct a primitive village in the center of a university campus, where they must learn to fend for themselves without modern conveniences.

    Director:Sandy Johnson
    Writer:Dawn French

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  5. The Comic Strip Presents... Season 1 Episode 2 - War
    6.0/10(170 votes)

    S1:E2

    It's 1985 and the Communist Warsaw Pact countries have seized control of England. A young married couple retreats to a countryside cottage, but they soon find themselves hopelessly separated and swept up in the chaos of a war-torn nation

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writers:Peter Richardson, Pete Richens

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Bad News Tour" is the best rated episode of "The Comic Strip Presents..." season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 548 votes. Directed by Sandy Johnson and written by Adrian Edmondson, it aired on 1/24/1983. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Five Go Mad in Dorset".