Copy Cats was a British television comedy impressions sketch programme produced by LWT for ITV from 30 November 1985 to 5 December 1987. It was a revival of the quickfire sketch format of 1970s show Who Do You Do? and featured Aiden J. Harvey and Johnny More who were stars of the earlier show.[1]
| Copy Cats | |
|---|---|
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company | LWT |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 30 November 1985 – 5 December 1987 |
The Concept was first incarnated as "Go for it" in 1984,[2] with the series being repackaged as Copy cats in 1985.
Featured performers
editGo For It (1984)
edit- Les Dennis
- Dustin Gee
- Bobby Davro
- Johnny More
- Aiden J. Harvey (as A J Harvey)
- Allan Stewart
- Ann Byrne
- Russel Lane
- Alasdair MacMillan
Series 1
edit- Bobby Davro
- Aiden J. Harvey (as A J Harvey)
- Jessica Martin
- Andrew O'Connor
- Dave Evans
- Allan Stewart
- Gary Wilmot
- Johnny More
Series 2
edit- Hilary O'Neil
- Bobby Davro
- Aiden J. Harvey
- Cheryl Taylor
- Andrew O'Connor
- Mike Osman
- Allan Stewart
Series 3
edit- Aiden J. Harvey
- Andrew O'Connor
- Mike Osman
- Allan Stewart
- Hilary O'Neil
- Pauline Hannah
- Mark Walker
Series overview
edit- Go For it: 26 May - 30 June 1984: 6 Episodes
- Series 1: 30 November 1985 - 18 January 1986: 8 episodes.
- Series 2: 30 August - 4 October 1986 : 6 episodes
- Series 3: 31 October - 5 December 1987: 6 episodes
References
edit- ^ Lewisohn, Mark (1998). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. BBC Books. p. 816. ISBN 978-0-563-36977-6.
- ^ https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/go_for_it/