The BEST episodes of A Bit of Fry & Laurie season 1

Every episode of A Bit of Fry & Laurie season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of A Bit of Fry & Laurie season 1!

A Bit of Fry & Laurie was witty and sophisticated entertainment of consistently high quality, with an old-fashioned revue-type atmosphere and oddly 'British' sketches that rejoiced in literary turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay. The delicate innuendos, coupled with Fry's ability to suggest hidden meanings in everyday phrases, gave the impression that bubbling below the innocent surface were lewd undercurrents threatening to burst through, although they never did. To add to this mix, Hugh Laurie demonstrated his keyboard talents with parodies of musical genres.

Last Updated: 11/7/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
Episode 6
star
7.89
297 votes

#1 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/17/1989

Sketches include "Marjorie's Fall", "Puppy Appeal", "Leave It Out", "Girlfriend's Breasts", "Spies Four", "Violence", "Chicken", "Cocoa", and "Tony of Plymouth (Sword Fight)".

Directors: Roger Ordish
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Episode 1
star
7.69
368 votes

#2 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/1989

Sketches include "Mr. Smear Confronts the Headmaster", "Hugh Laurie's Short Poetry Reading", "Politician Insists, 'Stop Breaking into My Car'", "SAS Application/Library Books on Cricketers", "Spoon Bender", "Apology", and a barbershop piece called "Bitch Mother Come Light My Bottom" by Sir William (now Lord) Rees-Mogg.

Directors: Roger Ordish
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Episode 5
star
7.67
320 votes

#3 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/1989

Sketches include "Lavatories", "Critics One", "Judge Not", "Critics Four", "Ignored Teacher", "That's It", "Hugh's Favourite Sketch", "Critics", "The 'Burt'", "Christening", and "Swiss Comedy (Heidi and Johann Smell Just Right)".

Directors: Roger Ordish
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Episode 2
star
7.66
407 votes

#4 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/1989

Sketches include "Information Desk", "My Name is Derek Nippl-e", "Flexibility of the English Language", "America", "The Richard Morley Interview", "Tony Gives Control a Flash", "The Mouth Organist Gets Reprimanded", "Hands Exercise", and "Peter and John."

Directors: Roger Ordish
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Episode 3
star
7.57
243 votes

#5 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/1989

Sketches include "Hugh's Brain", "Gordon and Stuart Eat Greek", "Costume Design", "Doctor Tobacco", "Open University", "Spies Two", and "Special Squad".

Directors: Roger Ordish
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Episode 4
star
7.45
330 votes

#6 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/3/1989

Sketches include "Trouser-Competition Introduction", "Prize Poem", "Awful Smell", "Madness", "Antique Shop", "Spies Three", "Light Metal (The Bishop & The Warlord)", "Bank Loan", "Nipples", "Inspector Venice", and "Tomorrow's World".

Directors: Roger Ordish
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