List of Saturday Live (British TV series) episodes

Below is an episode list for both the British TV series Saturday Live and Friday Night Live which were essentially the same production. The series originally aired on Channel 4 between 1985 and 1988, but it briefly returned in 1996, and there have also been a number of one-off special shows.[1] This was a variety show transmitted live, showcasing a mix of comedy and music. For the pilot and the first 3 series, after the live shows aired, they were edited into shorter compilation shows which were shown a few months after each series ended.

Overview

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Series

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SeriesSeasonSlot TimeEpisodesOriginally airedNetworkDirectorProducers
Live Shows
Saturday LivePilot show90 mins1January 12, 1985 (1985-01-12)Channel 4Paul JacksonPaul Jackson
Series 190 mins10January 25, 1986 (1986-01-25)March 29, 1986 (1986-03-29)Channel 4Geoff PosnerGeoff Posner and Paul Jackson
Series 275 mins10February 7, 1987 (1987-02-07)April 11, 1987 (1987-04-11)Channel 4Ian HamiltonGeoff Posner and Geoffrey Perkins
Friday Night LiveSeries 175 mins10February 19, 1988 (1988-02-19)April 29, 1988 (1988-04-29)Channel 4Ian HamiltonGeoff Posner and Geoffrey Perkins
Saturday LiveSeries 360 mins8June 1, 1996 (1996-06-01)July 20, 1996 (1996-07-20)ITVIan HamiltonIan Hamilton and Susie Dark
Highlights Shows
Best Of Saturday LivePilot show highlights60 mins1January 4, 1986 (1986-01-04)ITVPaul JacksonPaul Jackson
Saturday Almost LiveSeries 1 highlights60 mins6September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13)October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)Channel 4Geoff PosnerGeoff Posner and Paul Jackson
Series 2 highlights60 mins8October 3, 1987 (1987-10-03)November 21, 1987 (1987-11-21)Channel 4Ian HamiltonGeoff Posner and Geoffrey Perkins
Friday Night Almost LiveSeries 1 highlights60 mins8October 12, 1988 (1988-10-12)November 30, 1988 (1988-11-30)Channel 4Ian HamiltonGeoff Posner and Geoffrey Perkins

Specials

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Title Description Slot Time Air Date Network Director Producers
Saturday Live
Re-edited show for ITV's 1986 Golden Rose of Montreux entry[2]
45 mins 22 April 1986 Channel 4 Geoff Posner Geoff Posner and Geoffrey Perkins
Friday Night Live Lives Again! 60 mins 12 March 1993 BBC1 ? ?
Saturday Live Again!
One-off 20th anniversary revival show
90 mins 1 December 2007 ITV Geoff Posner Geoff Posner and David Tyler
Friday Night Live
One-off revival for Channel 4's 40th anniversary
95 mins 21 October 2022 Channel 4 Geoff Posner Susie Hall

Episodes

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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.[4]

Where known, the lists below are annotated to indicate if an individual performance later appeared in a re-edited show, or in a DVD release.

All performers and performances are listed in their original running order for each show.

Saturday Live (Pilot)

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ShowHostAir Time (with ads)Original air date
~Lenny Henry90 mins.12/01/1985 (12/01/1985)

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Appears in "Best of Saturday Live"
  1. ^ Appears in edited show submitted by ITV for their 1986 Golden Rose of Montreux festival entry. Aired by Channel 4 22/04/1986.
  1. ^ Appears on DVD "The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision"

Saturday Live - Series 1

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ShowHostAir Time (with ads)Original 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)

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 2
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 4
  3. ^ a b c d e Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 6
  4. ^ a b c d e Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 1
  5. ^ a b c Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 3
  6. ^ a b c d Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 5
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appears in edited show submitted by ITV for their 1986 Golden Rose of Montreux festival entry. Aired by Channel 4 22/04/1986.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh Appears on Network On Air DVD
    "Saturday Live - The Best Of Series 1"
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Appears on Network On Air DVD
    "Saturday Live - Fry And Laurie, Harry Enfield And Ben Elton"
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Appears on DVD
    "The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision"

Saturday Live (Golden Rose of Montreux 1986 entry)

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Re-edited show for ITV's 1986 Golden Rose of Montreux entry. Material used is mostly from S1E06, but also taking the Dangerous Brothers sketch from the pilot show, and the Blind Date sketch from S1E04.

ShowHostAir Time (with ads)Original air date
~Hale & Pace45mins.22/04/1986 (22/04/1986)

Saturday Live - Series 2

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ShowHostAir Time (with ads)Original air date
1Ben Elton75 mins.07/02/1987 (07/02/1987)

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)

  1. ^ a b c d Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 1
  2. ^ a b Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 2
  3. ^ a b c d Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 7
  4. ^ a b c Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 3
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 4
  6. ^ a b c d e Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 5
  7. ^ a b c d Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 6
  8. ^ a b c Appears in "Saturday Almost Live", series 1, episode 8
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf Appears on Network On Air DVD
    "Saturday Live - The Best Of Series 2"
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap Appears on Network On Air DVD
    "Saturday Live - Fry And Laurie, Harry Enfield And Ben Elton"

Friday Night Live - Series 1

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ShowHostAir Time (with ads)Original 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)

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)

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Appears in "Friday Night Almost Live", series 1, episode 1
  2. ^ a b c Appears in "Friday Night Almost Live", series 1, episode 2
  3. ^ a b c d e f Appears in "Friday Night Almost Live", series 1, episode 3
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Appears in "Friday Night Almost Live", series 1, episode 4
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Appears in "Friday Night Almost Live", series 1, episode 5
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appears in "Friday Night Almost Live", series 1, episode 6
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Appears in "Friday Night Almost Live", series 1, episode 7
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Appears in "Friday Night Almost Live", series 1, episode 8
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax Appears on Network On Air DVD
    "The Very Best of Friday Night Live"
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Appears on Network On Air DVD
    "Saturday Live - Fry And Laurie, Harry Enfield And Ben Elton"

Friday Night Live Lives Again! (Comic Relief Special)

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Shown as part of BBC's Red Nose Day telethon for Comic Relief.

ShowHostAir TimeOriginal air date
~Ben Elton60 mins.12/03/1993 (12/03/1993)

Saturday Live - Series 3

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This series was directed by Ian Hamilton, and produced by Ian Hamilton and Susie Dark.[10]

ShowHostAir Time (with ads)Original air date
1Lee Hurst60 mins.01/06/1996 (01/06/1996)

* Details incomplete

2Lee Hurst60 mins.08/06/1996 (08/06/1996)

* Details incomplete

3Lee Hurst60 mins.15/06/1996 (15/06/1996)

* Details incomplete

4Lee Hurst60 mins.22/06/1996 (22/06/1996)

* Details incomplete

5Lee Hurst60 mins.29/06/1996 (29/06/1996)

* Details incomplete

6Lee Hurst60 mins.06/07/1996 (06/07/1996)

* Details incomplete

7Lee Hurst60 mins.13/07/1996 (13/07/1996)

* Details incomplete

8Lee Hurst60 mins.20/07/1996 (20/07/1996)

* Details incomplete

Saturday Live Again!

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One-off 2007 special

ShowHostAir TimeOriginal air date
~Marcus Brigstocke90 mins.1/12/2007 (1/12/2007)

* Details incomplete

Friday Night Live (Channel 4's 40th anniversary show)

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A one-off show commissioned to celebrate 40 years of Channel 4 which began broadcasting in November 1982.

ShowHostAir TimeOriginal air date
~Ben Elton95 mins.21/10/2022 (21/10/2022)

References

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  1. ^ "BFI ScreenOnline: Saturday Live / Friday Night Live". British Film Institute. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ "BBC Comedy Guide - Saturday Live". Archived from the original on 16 January 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. ^ "BBC Comedy Guide - Friday Night Live". Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Saturday Live DVDs". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ^ "12-18 Jan 1985". TV Times. January 1985. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. ^ "1986 Issues". TV Times. 1986. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. ^ "1987 Issues". TV Times. 1987. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  8. ^ "1988 Issues". TV Times. 1988. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  9. ^ "1996 Issues". TV Times. 1986. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Saturday Live (1996) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  11. ^ a b Later cut from the streaming show on All 4
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