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Not with a Bang

Not with a Bang

created by Robin Carr

1990 1 seasons 7 eps≈ 4h totalEndedITV1ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Not with a Bang was a short-lived British television sitcom produced by London Weekend Television in 1990. It ran for seven episodes, each 30 minutes long. The show was a dark science fiction comedy, focusing on the end of the human race on Earth. The title comes from the last line of T. S. Eliot's poem The Hollow Men "not with a bang, but a whimper".

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Synopsis

Not with a Bang was a short-lived British television sitcom produced by London Weekend Television in 1990. It ran for seven episodes, each 30 minutes long. The show was a dark science fiction comedy, focusing on the end of the human race on Earth. The title comes from the last line of T. S. Eliot's poem The Hollow Men "not with a bang, but a whimper".

The vibe

post-apocalyptic futuredark comedyend of the worldapocalypsenorth of england

Cast

Ronald PickupRonald PickupBrian Appleyard
Stephen ReaStephen ReaColin Garrity
Mike GradyMike GradyGraham Wilkins
Josie LawrenceJosie LawrenceJanet Wilkins

Creator

Robin Carr

Network

ITV1

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

7

Episode length

30 min

Total runtime

≈ 4h

First aired

1990

Country

United Kingdom

Genres

ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

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