Mr Don & Mr George

1993-08-25 Comedy 5.5

Mr Don & Mr George was a Channel 4 sitcom, featuring two characters from the Scottish comedy sketch show Absolutely. Moray Hunter and Jack Docherty played two unrelated characters who happened to share a surname. Hunter and Docherty wrote the series and it was made by their production company, Absolutely Productions. The humour was surreal and often featured ridiculous visual gags and wordplay. A single six-episode series was made, and was first broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 in 1993. The series was released on VHS in the 1990s. A single VHS tape was released with all six episodes on as well. This tape stated that it had the entire first series on one tape, however no further series were made.

Storyline

First Aired

1993-08-25
Last Aired

1993-09-29
Creator
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

1
Episodes

6
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

Channel 4

Keywords:

sitcom

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Season 1

1. You Can Run ... But You Can't Hide Your Legs

Armed with a matchbox full of 34 deadly sulphur guns, Don and George set out on a deadly post-cold-war...More

Armed with a matchbox full of 34 deadly sulphur guns, Don and George set out on a deadly post-cold-war mission. To find someone to spy on.Less

30mins 1993-08-25

2. The Winslow Apple

The police net closes in on Don, following his theft of an apple as a child. George is so tense he is ...More

The police net closes in on Don, following his theft of an apple as a child. George is so tense he is in danger of exploding. A holiday not to Switzerland is the only answer.Less

30mins 1993-09-01

3. There's Been a Thing

Don has fallen for Miss Burns the air hostess. Naturally, George tries to have his friend arrested for...More

Don has fallen for Miss Burns the air hostess. Naturally, George tries to have his friend arrested for conspiring to go out on a date. A tale of love, jealousy and trembling lower lips.Less

30mins 1993-09-08

4. You've Eaten My Future

Don strikes a lucrative business deal with the Ecuadorean government. One problem. Don & George don't ...More

Don strikes a lucrative business deal with the Ecuadorean government. One problem. Don & George don't have a business. However, they do have two hundred boxes of cornflakes, enough to build a splendid office.Less

30mins 1993-09-15

5. No Wasps

George is going to pieces, drinking three bottles of whisky a day. Don, and a mysterious approach from...More

George is going to pieces, drinking three bottles of whisky a day. Don, and a mysterious approach from Hollywood, convince George to get fit. Just in time, coincidentally, for George's boxing match with Dennis "Killer" Bowles.Less

30mins 1993-09-22

6. This is This... Goodbye is Goodbye.

Don's tenure of friendship with George expires. But Don owes money for the rental of his spectacles, s...More

Don's tenure of friendship with George expires. But Don owes money for the rental of his spectacles, so George has little option but to pawn his friend. Unfortunately, Don is purchased by two former Nazis as a large timepiece.Less