List of Saturday Live (British TV series) episodes

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Below is an episode list for both the British TV series Saturday Live which were essentially the same production. The series aired on Channel 4 between 1985 and 1988.[1] This was a variety show transmitted live, primarily with a mix of comedy and music. Shows were later edited into compilation shows which aired a few months after the end of each series, and retitled Best of Saturday Live, Saturday Almost Live and Friday Night Almost Live.

The show format and name were copied in subsequent decades in 1996 and 2007. These series are not included here.

Overview[]

Live Show Compilation Show
SeasonSlot TimeEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
Saturday Live (Pilot)901January 12, 1985 (1985-01-12)Channel 4
Saturday Live 19010January 25, 1986 (1986-01-25)March 29, 1986 (1986-03-29)Channel 4
Saturday Live 27510February 7, 1987 (1987-02-07)April 11, 1987 (1987-04-11)Channel 4
Friday Night Live7510February 19, 1988 (1988-02-19)April 29, 1988 (1988-04-29)Channel 4
SeasonSlot TimeEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
Best of Saturday Live601January 4, 1986 (1986-01-04)ITV
Saturday Almost Live 1606September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13)October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)Channel 4
Saturday Almost Live 2608October 3, 1987 (1987-10-03)November 21, 1987 (1987-11-21)Channel 4
Friday Night Almost Live608October 12, 1988 (1988-10-12)November 30, 1988 (1988-11-30)Channel 4

Episodes[]

Full episodes of the live shows have never subsequently been aired since their original showing, nor have they been made commercially available. Instead, individual performances have been re-edited into compilation shows aired by Channel 4 in the same year, or for DVD compilations released between 2007 and 2009.[2]

  • Where known, the lists below are annotated to indicate if a performance later appeared in a compilation show (Best Of Saturday Live, Saturday Almost Live, or Friday Night Almost Live) for that series. e.g. (Almost:1)
  • The lists are also annotated to indicate if a performance appears on a DVD compilation
    • SL1 = Saturday Live - The Best Of Series 1
    • SL2 = Saturday Live - The Best Of Series 2
    • FNL = The Very Best Of Friday Night Live
    • FLEE = Saturday Live - Fry And Laurie, Harry Enfield And Ben Elton
    • DB = The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision

All performers and performances are listed in their original running order for each show. Where the performance details are incomplete, the details are highlighted.

Saturday Live (Pilot)[]

[3]

No.HostSlot TimeOriginal air date
~Lenny Henry90 mins.12/01/1985 (12/01/1985)

Saturday Live - Series 1[]

[4]

No.HostSlot TimeOriginal air date
1Tracey Ullman90 mins.25/01/1986 (25/01/1986)

2Lenny Henry90 mins.01/02/1986 (01/02/1986)

3Pamela Stephenson90 mins.08/02/1986 (08/02/1986)

4Chris Barrie90 mins.15/02/1986 (15/02/1986)

5Michael Barrymore90 mins.22/02/1986 (22/02/1986)

6Hale & Pace90 mins.01/03/1986 (01/03/1986)

7Ben Elton90 mins.08/03/1986 (08/03/1986)

8Fascinating Aïda90 mins.15/03/1986 (15/03/1986)

9Peter Cook90 mins.22/03/1986 (22/03/1986)

10Steven Wright90 mins.29/03/1986 (29/03/1986)

Saturday Live - Series 2[]

[5]

No.HostSlot TimeOriginal air date
1Ben Elton75 mins.07/02/87 (07/02/87)

2Ben Elton75 mins.14/02/1987 (14/02/1987)

3Ben Elton75 mins.21/02/1987 (21/02/1987)

4Ben Elton75 mins.28/02/1987 (28/02/1987)

5Ben Elton75 mins.07/03/1987 (07/03/1987)

6Ben Elton75 mins.14/03/1987 (14/03/1987)

7Ben Elton75 mins.21/03/87 (21/03/87)

8Ben Elton75 mins.28/03/1987 (28/03/1987)

9Ben Elton75 mins.04/04/1987 (04/04/1987)

10Ben Elton75 mins.11/04/1987 (11/04/1987)

Friday Night Live - Series 1[]

[6]

No.HostSlot TimeOriginal air date
1Ben Elton75 mins.19/02/1988 (19/02/1988)

2Ben Elton75 mins.26/02/1988 (26/02/1988)

3Ben Elton75 mins.04/03/1988 (04/03/1988)

4Ben Elton75 mins.11/03/1988 (11/03/1988)

5Ben Elton75 mins.18/03/1988 (18/03/1988)

  • Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Budget and end of Ronald Reagan (Almost:4) (DVD:FLEE)
  • music The Primitives Crash (Almost:4)
  • Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Has the flu (Almost:4) (DVD:FLEE)
  • music Paul Johnson Every Kinda People
  • Lee Evans Stand-up (DVD:FNL)
  • Ben Elton Stand-up: Commercials for alcohol
  • The Grand Theatre of Lemmings Musical chairs
  • Ben Elton Stand-up: More about alcohol
  • Emo Phillips Springtime depression (Almost:4)
  • music The Bodeans Only Love
  • Jag Plah Stand-up (Almost:4)
  • Josie Lawrence Florence from Cradley (character): Tanning lotion (DVD:FNL)
  • Harry Enfield Loadsamoney (character): Childhood (Almost:4)
  • Ben Elton Stand-up: Paranoia and fears (Almost:4) (DVD:FNL)
  • music Paul Johnson Until You Come Back to Me (Almost:4)
6Ben Elton75 mins.25/03/1988 (25/03/1988)

7Ben Elton75 mins.08/04/1988 (08/04/1988)

8Ben Elton75 mins.15/04/1988 (15/04/1988)

9Ben Elton75 mins.22/04/1988 (22/04/1988)

10Ben Elton75 mins.29/04/1988 (29/04/1988)

References[]

  1. ^ "BFI ScreenOnline: Saturday Live / Friday Night Live". British Film Institute. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Saturday Live DVDs". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ "12-18 Jan 1985". TV Times. Jan 1985. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. ^ "1986 Issues". TV Times. 1986. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ "1987 Issues". TV Times. 1987. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. ^ "1988 Issues". TV Times. 1988. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

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