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Paul Mark Elliott
- Fenton Beasley
- (as Paul Mark Elliot)
Sebastian Coe
- Self
- (as Lord Coe of Ranmore)
Gerald Howarth
- Self
- (as Gerald Howarth MP)
Syd Rapson
- Self
- (as Syd Rapson MP)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis special was a parody of the hysteria over paedophilia stoked by the British news media in 2000. Channel 4 received over 3,000 complaints and the network issued a public apology. Politicians also condemned the programme but many of them admitted that they had not actually seen it. Christopher Morris never publicly addressed the controversy.
- Quotes
Christopher Morris: You are a paedophile, you are a nonce, you're a perv, you're a slot badger, you're a two pin din plug, you're a bush dodger, you're a small bean regarder, you're an unabummer, you're a nut administrator, you're a bent ref, you're the crazy world of Arthur Brown, you're a fence foal, you're a free willy, you're a chimney bottler, you're a bunty man, you're a shrub rocketeer...
- Crazy creditsCatapult Operators - Howard Jacobson, Mungo Jerry
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sex on TV: Opening the Floodgates (2002)
Featured review
Quite possibly the funniest satirical TV show ever
The premise of "paedogeddon" is simple: it is to satirise the hysterical tone of media coverage of the predatory paedophile trope. If I had been writing this my benchmark for success would be outraged pieces in the Daily Mail the following day. Result.
"Genetically, paedophiles have more genes in common with crabs than they do with you and me. Now that is scientific fact. There's no real evidence for it, but it's scientific fact" - one of my favourite lines from any TV comedy ever and a fabulous way of making the point that some people will completely suspend normal critical faculties if they believe they are doing it "for the children". Sorry, Neil Fox, they got you, but console yourself with the fact that you delivered a priceless moment of pure comedy gold - and you did it with such panache.
Morris offers a wonderfully accurate satire on the way the very word paedophile causes the tabloids to abandon all connection with reality. He takes on the taboo - you can't joke about paedophilia? yes you can! - but most of all he delivers a truly brilliant pastiche of media hysteria.
If Chris Morris had never made another programme, this would still secure his place in the comedy hall of fame. The record number of complaints he received - balanced by a record number of supportive letters - is a mark of how accurately he hit the bullseye with this one.
"Genetically, paedophiles have more genes in common with crabs than they do with you and me. Now that is scientific fact. There's no real evidence for it, but it's scientific fact" - one of my favourite lines from any TV comedy ever and a fabulous way of making the point that some people will completely suspend normal critical faculties if they believe they are doing it "for the children". Sorry, Neil Fox, they got you, but console yourself with the fact that you delivered a priceless moment of pure comedy gold - and you did it with such panache.
Morris offers a wonderfully accurate satire on the way the very word paedophile causes the tabloids to abandon all connection with reality. He takes on the taboo - you can't joke about paedophilia? yes you can! - but most of all he delivers a truly brilliant pastiche of media hysteria.
If Chris Morris had never made another programme, this would still secure his place in the comedy hall of fame. The record number of complaints he received - balanced by a record number of supportive letters - is a mark of how accurately he hit the bullseye with this one.
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- guy-chapman
- Aug 21, 2012
Details
- Runtime28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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