Creature from the Black Forest Gateau

William Franklyn

Barry Cryer

Anna Dawson

Bob Todd

Madeline Smith

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The Steam Video Company was a 1984 comedy series produced by Thames Television for ITV written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.

The six episode series was a low budget spoof of the horror genre, intermingled with spoofs on contemporary television programmes, such as Nationwide. The programmes starred the same repertory cast of comic actors in a variety of roles. The cast included: William Franklyn, Barry Cryer, Anna Dawson, Bob Todd, Madeline Smith and Jimmy Mulville. The title is thought to be a reference to 'the golden age of steam railways', with the 'steam video' apparently a spoof on the multitude of low-budget horror and exploitation films available during the early days of the British home video boom.

The Steam Video Company Season 1 Episode 2: Creature from the Black Forest Gateau

Creature from the Black Forest Gateau

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes6

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