Film

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

2014 · 57m · Documentary

IMDb

7.5

Comedian Rik Mayall died suddenly on 9 June 2014. Mayall's blend of rocket-fuelled physical comedy, surrealism, subversive satire and pompous punk wit left a body of work that spanned four decades. Mayall's characters include the Black Country's investigative nerd Kevin Turvey, Felicity Kendal-adoring student and 'People's Poet' Rik in The Young Ones, ruthless MP Alan B'Stard in The New Statesman, seedy loser Richie in Bottom and larger-than-life characters Robin Hood and flying ace Lord Flashheart from Blackadder. Narrated by Simon Callow, this programme salutes Rik Mayall and celebrates his part in the UK's comedy history using rare and unseen archive footage. It also features contributions from people who knew or admired him, including Michael Palin, Simon Pegg, Lenny Henry, Ben Elton, Alexei Sayle, Christopher Ryan, Tim McInnerny, Jools Holland, Ruby Wax and Greg Davies.

Rik Mayall

Self

Simon Pegg

Self

Ben Elton

Self

Simon Callow

Self - Narrator (voice)

Greg Davies

Self

Rowland Rivron

Self

Alexei Sayle

Self

Ruby Wax

Self

Lise Mayer

Self

Lloyd Peters

Self

Andy de la Tour

Self

Michael Palin

Self

Lenny Henry

Self

Jon Plowman

Self

Jools Holland

Self

Pauline Melville

Self

• Andy HumphriesProducer · Director
• Tara DuffyExecutive Producer

Release date

December 20, 2014

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

57m

Rated

PG

Genres

Documentary

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