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The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

  • TV Movie
  • 1999
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Angus Deayton in The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999)
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Humorous review of British history.Humorous review of British history.Humorous review of British history.

  • Directors
    • Dewi Humphreys
    • Paul Jackson
    • Matt Lipsey
  • Writers
    • Mark Burton
    • Ben Caudell
    • Kevin Cecil
  • Stars
    • Clive Anderson
    • Matthew Ashforde
    • Patrick Barlow
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    227
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Dewi Humphreys
      • Paul Jackson
      • Matt Lipsey
    • Writers
      • Mark Burton
      • Ben Caudell
      • Kevin Cecil
    • Stars
      • Clive Anderson
      • Matthew Ashforde
      • Patrick Barlow
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Clive Anderson
    Clive Anderson
    • Archbishop Anderson of Canterbury
    Matthew Ashforde
    Matthew Ashforde
    • Reginald
    Patrick Barlow
    • Advisor
    Ronnie Barker
    Ronnie Barker
    • Renaissance Man
    Robert Bathurst
    Robert Bathurst
    • English Ambassador…
    Adam Blackwood
    • Norman
    Brian Blessed
    Brian Blessed
    • King Henry VIII
    Helena Bonham Carter
    Helena Bonham Carter
    • Lily
    Richard Briers
    Richard Briers
    • Highway Robbery Victim
    Tim Brooke-Taylor
    Tim Brooke-Taylor
    • Earl of Sandwich
    Ray Clemence
    Ray Clemence
    • Ray Clemence the Younger
    Martin Clunes
    Martin Clunes
    • King Henry V
    George Cohen
    • Master George Cohen
    Ronnie Corbett
    Ronnie Corbett
    • Medieval Man
    Peter Davison
    Peter Davison
    • Ferdinand Magellan
    Angus Deayton
    Angus Deayton
    • Self - Host…
    Jack Dee
    Jack Dee
    • Dr. Barber…
    James Dreyfus
    James Dreyfus
    • Swedish Ambassador
    • Directors
      • Dewi Humphreys
      • Paul Jackson
      • Matt Lipsey
    • Writers
      • Mark Burton
      • Ben Caudell
      • Kevin Cecil
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    • Trivia
      Medieval Man, played by Ronnie Corbett, has a hard life, telling the audience that he's 23. At the time of the broadcast, Corbett was closer to 70.
    • Goofs
      During the Westphalia negotiations (set in 1648), the French representative says he thought Luxembourg was Belgian. Belgium didn't exist as a state until 1830.
    • Quotes

      Modern Man: [while standing to the right of Renaissance Man, who is standing to the right of Medieval Man] I'm Modern Man. I look down on them because I am from a more advanced society.

      Renaissance Man: I am Renaissance man. I look up to him

      [looking towards Modern Man]

      Renaissance Man: because he is on average four inches taller then I am. But I look down on him

      [looking towards Medieval Man]

      Renaissance Man: because he is a smelly ignorant serf.

      Medieval Man: I'm Medieval man. I look up to them because I am a smelly, ignorant serf.

    • Connections
      References Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

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    • Release date
      • December 31, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vuosituhannen naurut
    • Filming locations
      • England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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