Assaulted Nuts (TV series)
Assaulted Nuts was a television comedy series which ran in the beginning of 1985. The show was constructed as one fast paced succession of short, unconnected sketches. It was a co production between Cinemax in the United States, and Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.
| Assaulted Nuts | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Written by | Ray Cameron Barry Cryer Andrew Marshall David Renwick Terry Ravenscroft Peter Vincent |
| Directed by | Ray Cameron |
| Starring | Tim Brooke-Taylor Daniel Peacock Cleo Rocos Wayne Knight Barry Cryer |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ray Cameron |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Original release | January 17 – February 28, 1985 |
The nature within Britain/America of the show was demonstrated in the unusual nature of its casting. American performers, like Elaine Hausman, William Sadler and the Wayne Knight, acted alongside the familiar comic actors from Britain, such as Cleo Rocos, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Daniel Peacock and Barry Cryer.
In the United Kingdom, the show was broadcast in the late night slot, which was 11.15pm on Thursdays, and seen by relatively few people. In spite of the quality of its writing and the abilities of its performers, it made little impact. Seven thirty minute episodes were made, before the show was officially cancelled. The original broadcasts were weekly between 17 January and 28 February 1985.
The writers of Assaulted Nuts were Ray Cameron, Barry Cryer, Andrew Marshall, David Renwick, Terry Ravenscroft, Peter Vincent. Ray Cameron also produced and directed the series.