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The Best Episodes of The Comic Strip Presents... Season 5

Every episode of The Comic Strip Presents... Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Comic Strip Presents... Season 5!

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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 5 Episode 1 - Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
    7.3/10(73 votes)

    #1 - Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

    S5:E1

    In a sequel to The Bullshitters, Bonehead and Foyle are called in to solve a 70s-style murder. Unfortunately, so are 70s detectives Shouting George of The Weeney and Jason Bentley of Department Z, and 90s Northern detective Dave Spanker.

    Directors:Peter Richardson, Keith Allen
    Writers:Peter Richardson, Keith Allen

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  2. The Comic Strip Presents... Season 5 Episode 2 - Space Virgins from Planet Sex
    7.2/10(64 votes)

    #2 - Space Virgins from Planet Sex

    S5:E2

    Beautiful space aliens on a mission to repopulate their planet use their feminine wiles to capture healthy, intelligent specimens of Earthmen as sex slaves. It's up to decidedly non-feminist secret agent James Blond to shut down the Space Rats' baby factory and free Earth men from unspeakable sexual oppression.

    Directors:Peter Richardson, Keith Allen
    Writers:Peter Richardson, Pete Richens

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  3. The Comic Strip Presents... Season 5 Episode 3 - Queen of the Wild Frontier
    7.4/10(116 votes)

    #3 - Queen of the Wild Frontier

    S5:E3

    Two escaped convicts hide in a country house owned by two women.

    Director:Peter Richardson
    Writers:Peter Richardson, Pete Richens

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  4. The Comic Strip Presents... Season 5 Episode 4 - Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
    6.3/10(69 votes)

    #4 - Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

    S5:E4

    In this none-too-subtle parody of the film The Silence of the Lambs, a rookie police cadet falls prey to the sexual allure of imprisoned cannibalistic serial killer Dr Ghengis; meanwhile, aspiring serial killer Gregory Dawson makes a video diary of his botched attempts to stalk and imprison a woman in his homemade torture chamber.

    Director:Peter Richardson
    Writers:Peter Richardson, Pete Richens

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  5. The Comic Strip Presents... Season 5 Episode 5 - Demonella
    6.3/10(61 votes)

    #5 - Demonella

    S5:E5

    A struggling music producer accepts a song from the Devil that is guaranteed to win him riches and fame. In exchange, he must obtain his mother's top-secret chicken soup recipe so the Devil can impress finicky dinner guests in Hell.

    Director:Paul Bartel
    Writers:Paul Bartel, Barry Dennen

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  6. The Comic Strip Presents... Season 5 Episode 6 - Jealousy
    6.9/10(94 votes)

    #6 - Jealousy

    S5:E6

    A jealous husband is consumed to the point of madness with suspicions about his wife's extracurricular activities.

    Director:Robbie Coltrane
    Writers:Morag Fullarton, Robbie Coltrane

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown" is the best rated episode of "The Comic Strip Presents..." season 5. It scored 7.3/10 based on 73 votes. Directed by Peter Richardson, Keith Allen and written by Peter Richardson, Keith Allen, it aired on 4/22/1993. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Space Virgins from Planet Sex".