6.9/10102 votes#1 - The Strike
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/1988
Al Pacino (Peter Richardson) and Meryl Streep (Jennifer Saunders) star as Arthur Scargill and his wife in an overly-dramatized Hollywood epic about the 1984 miners' strike.
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders
7.5/1093 votes#2 - More Bad News
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/27/1988
Five years after their far-from-amicable break-up, the members of heavy metal band Bad News reunite when they are offered a record deal and a chance to play the festival at Castle Donington.
Director: Adrian Edmondson
Writer: Adrian Edmondson
NaN/100 votes#3 - Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/5/1988
Two boozers who run the Dreamytime Escort agency are in for the night of their lives when they accept a job to ""take out"" popular TV entertainer Nicholas Parsons.
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Rowland Rivron
NaN/100 votes#4 - The Yob
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/12/1988
A trendy music video director has his brain crossed with that of a football hooligan in a freak accident resulting when he mistakes a cerebral teleportational machine for a portable toilet. He begins a slow and painful transition from artsy high-fashion connoisseur to violent Neanderthal thug, finding himself physically incapable of suppressing his newfound urges to drink lager and vandalize public lavatories. This episode pays tribute to David Cronenberg's film classic The Fly.
Director: Ian Emes
Writer: Daniel Peacock, Keith Allen
NaN/100 votes#5 - Didn't You Kill My Brother?
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/19/1988
Carl Moss, a convicted murderer, is released early from prison and is confronted by his brother who framed him.
Director: Bob Spiers
Writer: Alexei Sayle, David Stafford, Pauline Melville
NaN/100 votes#6 - Funseekers
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/26/1988
A social loser goes to a sleazy holiday resort in Spain for under-30s.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Nigel Planer, Doug Lucie
The Best Episodes of The Comic Strip Presents... Season 3
Every episode of The Comic Strip Presents... Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Comic Strip Presents... Season 3!
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Genre:Comedy
Network:Channel 4
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"The Strike" is the best rated episode of "The Comic Strip Presents..." season 3. It scored 6.9/10 based on 102 votes. Directed by Stephen Frears and written by Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, it aired on 2/20/1988. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "More Bad News".