Guy Bertrand

BBC'nin 70'lerde hayli popüler olmuş komedi dizisi Monty Python, şimdi de sinemaseverlerin karşısında! 6 kişiden oluşan Python ekibinin bu sürreal macerası, 1983'te Cannes'da Jüri Büyük Ödülü kazanmıştı. Oyuncu kadrosunda ünlü yönetmen Terry Gilliam da var. Python ekibi, hayatın anlamını çözmek için doğumdan başlayarak, birbirinden ilginç deneyler ve gözlemlerin eşliğinde yaşamın evrelerini araştırmaya başlar.

Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and Bertrande de Rols marry. A few years later, accused of having committed a robbery, Martin suddenly disappears. When, almost a decade later, a man arrives in Artigat claiming to be Martin, the Guerre family recognizes him as such; but doubts soon arise about his true identity.

A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto the high seas in search of a pirate's life.

Carlos Quintas, the democratically-elected president of an unnamed South American country, has been deposed by a military coup. He is in London, the head of a government in exile, rallying international support. He is also a poet of talent and reputation, in love with Kate, his assistant, who has a secret of her own and keeps Carlos at a distance. The generals have a team of professionals in London bent on kidnap and assassination. Hovering around Carlos are two Russians, who may be KGB, an American book publisher, who may be CIA, an elusive Brit, probably from her majesty's secret service, and his own few supporters. Is Carlos doomed? Whom can he trust?

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.