Big Train

Big Train was granted a generous airtime on a Monday night, just before the new first series of the award-winning League of Gentlemen, although it obviously wouldn't be to everyone's taste. The little-known actors and writers all played their characters in hilariously deadpan and low-key styles, experiencing emotions such as fear, confusion and calm much more than happiness and excitement. 1999 was, in my opinion, a great year for British comedy with new series such as the League of Gentlemen and Big Train catering for the laughter and slightly surreal needs of both young and old. Although often criticised or forgotten, Big Train seemed to get the balance ...

1999 was, in my opinion, a great year for British comedy with new series such as the League of Gentlemen and Big Train catering for the laughter and slightly surreal needs of both young and old. Although often criticised or forgotten, Big Train seemed to get the balance between straightforward jokes and confusing/disturbing situations spot on: sort of a mix between the Fast Show and Chris Morris' bizarre Jam series. Big Train was granted a generous airtime on a Monday night, just before the new first series of the award-winning League of Gentlemen, although it obviously wouldn't be to everyone's taste. The little-known actors and writers all played ...

Big Train is a BBC2 sketch show. The first series was broadcast in 1998, and was mostly marvellous. The second series was broadcast on Monday evenings over the last few weeks, and was almost entirely terrible. The first series was written by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, who also wrote 'Father Ted' for Channel 4. 'Brass Eye'/'The Day Today' star Chris Morris was originally involved, but pulled out at an early stage for reasons unknown. The focus of the show was very much on the writing rather than the performers, who were all fairly unknown at the time. The tone of the humour was kind of 'surreal' (which means not really ...