The Best Episodes of The Comic Strip Presents... Season 2

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(289 votes)

   #1 - A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

   S2:E41/21/1984

   Carlos and Miguel are Englishmen obsessed with the mystique of the Old West-- would-be gunmen ever in search of a brawl. Traveling the countryside by public rail on a fantasy holiday, in costumes straight out of a Spaghetti Western, they hook up with spunky Australian tourists, a hippie hitchhiker, and a mass-murderer who works in an abattoir but dresses as a matador.

   Director:Bob Spiers

   Writers:Rik Mayall, Peter Richardson, Pete Richens

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   Director:Bob Spiers

   Writers:Rik Mayall, Peter Richardson, Pete Richens
2. 

   7.6/10(184 votes)

   #2 - Dirty Movie

   S2:E21/7/1984

   A theater owner waits for the mail to deliver his dirty movie

   Director:Sandy Johnson

   Writers:Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall

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   Director:Sandy Johnson

   Writers:Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall
3. 

   7.2/10(176 votes)

   #3 - Five Go Mad on Mescalin

   S2:E111/2/1983

   Child adventurers Julian, Dick, George, Anne, and their dog Timmy return to the countryside for the holidays, only to learn that Uncle Quentin, the well known scientist and homosexual, has escaped from prison. The children set out to unlock the mysteries of Love Island.

   Director:Bob Spiers

   Writers:Peter Richardson, Pete Richens

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   Director:Bob Spiers

   Writers:Peter Richardson, Pete Richens
4. 

   7.1/10(162 votes)

   #4 - Gino - Full Story and Pics

   S2:E51/28/1984

   A small-time thief on the run from the law is pursued by over-zealous police officers masquerading as milkmen and postmen, framed for murder by a homicidal housewife, and built up by the media to sound like an infamous criminal mastermind. Every step he takes carries him further into a life of crime, and it looks like there's no way out for Gino, but when he teams up with a gutsy typist on the run from her own unfulfilling life, the two of them may find a way to turn the media attention to their advantage.

   Director:Bob Spiers

   Writers:Peter Richardson, Pete Richens

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   Writers:Peter Richardson, Pete Richens
5. 

   7.0/10(136 votes)

   #5 - Eddie Monsoon - A Life?

   S2:E62/4/1984

   Relentless alcoholic, drug addict, and fame-obsessed TV personality Eddie Monsoon is the subject of a Channel 4 expose that looks back over his life and loves, while he lies bedridden in a rehab hospital.

   Director:Sandy Johnson

   Writer:Adrian Edmondson

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   Director:Sandy Johnson

   Writer:Adrian Edmondson
6. 

   6.2/10(133 votes)

   #6 - Susie

   S2:E31/14/1984

   A lascivious schoolteacher has grown hopelessly bored with her bland small-town existence. Her world takes a sudden turn, however, when a wealthy, impetuous pop star moves to town to get a taste of country life. Suddenly, she must choose between her tedious but adoring husband, her indifferent but steady lover, and this intriguing, unpredictable new man in her life.

   Director:Bob Spiers

   Writers:Peter Richardson, Pete Richens

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   Director:Bob Spiers

   Writers:Peter Richardson, Pete Richens
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7. 

   5.9/10(131 votes)

   #7 - Slags

   S2:E72/11/1984

   Feared street leaders Passion and Little Sister are released from prison, whereupon they learn that their gang the Slags has disbanded during their incarceration, having been driven out of its territory by rival gang The Hawaiians. Bent on revenge, they reunite the Slags for a rumble with The Hawaiians to reclaim their turf. This grim tale set in a bizarre, apocalyptic world is West Side Story with a gruesome twist.

   Director:Sandy Johnson

   Writer:Jennifer Saunders

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   Director:Sandy Johnson

   Writer:Jennifer Saunders