Overview
Plot
Chris Morris hosts this satirical series that puts modern Britain under the spotlight, tackling weighty issues like animals, drugs, and sex while skewering celebrities and politicians, including a 2001 episode on paedophiles.
- Directors
- Chris Morris
- Cast
- Chris Morris, Mark Heap
- Genre
- Comedy
- First aired
- 1997-01-29
- Studios
- Talkback, Channel 4 Television
Episodes
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Episode 1 Animals The show is split into two halves. The first half delves into the world of animal fetishes, with helpful contributions from Paul Daniels and Carla Lane. The second half focuses on the elephant, who has trapped her trunk up her anus.
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Episode 2 Drugs The voices of Bernard Manning, Noel Edmonds and David Amess MP attempt to save British schoolchildren from the horror drugs coming from Eastern Europe, Clarky Caps, Yellow Bentines and the made-up Cake.
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Episode 3 Science Tomorrow's World meets Watchdog meets Wired. Science gets the Brass Eye treatment. A number of celebs again espouse their scripted knowledge of 'mad' experiments and covered up and untold stories of electricity falling from pylons and frogs being grown with rabbit's feet.
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Episode 4 Sex Chris Morris casts a satirical eye over the subject of sex and its relationship to society. Helpful contributors include Peter Stringfellow and David Sullivan.
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Episode 5 Crime Chris Morris turns his laser eye on to crime. Highlights include revelations of how elephants are being used to disperse rioters, and Vanessa Feltz's message to murderers.
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Episode 6 Decline Religion falls under the spotlight in this episode, which features Terry Waite discussing how Britain has been poisoned by the gospel.
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Brass Eye Plot and Cast
Investigative reporter Chris Morris turns his attention to modern Britain in this satirical series, taking on the issues of the day with a sharp and unflinching approach. He covers topics such as animals, drugs, and sex, and targets celebrities and politicians alike, with a later 2001 episode focusing on paedophiles.
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