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'''Sorry, I've Got No Head''' is a BBC children's comedy sketch show. The same cast constantly reappear as different characters. They are [[Will Andrews]], [[David Armand]], [[James Bachman]], [[Marcus Brigstocke]], [[Anna Crilly]], [[Justin Edwards]], [[Mark Evans]], [[Mel Giedroyc]], [[Marek Larwood]], [[Nick Mohamed]]. It is written by [[Toby Davies]], [[Mark Evans]], [[Chris Reddy]], [[Justin Edwards]], [[David Armand]] and many others.
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'''''Sorry, I've Got No Head''''' is a [[CBBC]] [[children's television series|children's]] [[sketch comedy]] television series. The programme's cast originally consisted of [[William Andrews (comedian)|William Andrews]], [[David Armand]], [[James Bachman]], [[Marcus Brigstocke]], [[Anna Crilly]], [[Justin Edwards (actor)|Justin Edwards]], [[Mark Evans (comedian/writer)|Mark Evans]], [[Mel Giedroyc]], [[Marek Larwood]], and [[Nick Mohammed]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |date=2009-09-03 |title=CBBC order 3rd series of 'Got No Head' and a sitcom spin-off |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/152/cbbc_order_3rd_series_of_got_no_head_and_a_sitcom_spin_off/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref> The series was produced by [[So Television]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Carter |first=Meg |date=2010-03-15 |title=CBBC show Big Babies heralds TV comedy partnerships |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/mar/15/big-babies-cbbc-television-comedy |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


Anne Gilchrist, former CBBC controller, has been credited by her successor for commissioning the series.<ref name=":0" /> ''Pixelface'', another programme by CBBC, is inspired by the show's "Backstage Access" sketches.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Pixelface - BBC1 Sitcom |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/pixelface/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref> ''Sorry, I've Got No Head'' was axed by the BBC in 2011 after its third series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seale |first=Jack |date=2011-11-23 |title=Sorry, I've Got No Head axed by BBC |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/sorry-ive-got-no-head-axed-by-bbc/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Radio Times |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Regular Cast ==


== Reception ==
* [[Will Andrews]]
James Wignall of ''[[The Guardian]]'' referred to the show in 2008 as "[[Little Britain (TV series)|''Little Britain'']] for kids", also stating that it was "on par" with [[Big Train|''Big Train'']], reached the heights of [[Maid Marian and Her Merry Men|''Maid Marian and Her Merry Men'']], and "easily outstrip[ped] ''[[the Fast Show]]''." He reasoned that this was the show did not patronise its audience, and that its actors recognised a wider scope with which they could be "really very silly and surreal indeed".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wignall |first=James |date=2008-09-22 |title=Here's Little Britain for kids |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2008/sep/22/television |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
* [[David Armand]]
* [[James Bachman]]
* [[Marcus Brigstocke]]
* [[Anna Crilly]]
* [[Justin Edwards]]
* [[Mark Evans]]
* [[Mel Giedroyc]]
* [[Marek Larwood]]
* [[Nick Mohamed]]


In 2019, CBBC created a ranking of its own shows on social media, ranking ''Sorry, I've Got No Head'' as "God tier", an inclusion which [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|''Cosmopolitan'']] said was "questionable".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baxter-Wright |first=Dusty |date=2019-08-22 |title=TV fans are fuming over CBBC's ranking of its own shows |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a28781601/cbbcs-ranks-own-shows/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Characters ==


==References==
'''Alf'''
{{Reflist}}
<br>
Played By: [[James Bachman]]
<br>
Occupation: Retired
<br>
Sketch: Old Men
<br>
Location: Unknown
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'''Big Bee'''
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Played By: [[James Bachman]]
<br>
Occupation: Bee
<br>
Sketch: Bee
<br>
Location: Unknown
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'''Bert'''
<br>
Played By: Unknown
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Occupation: Retired
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Sketch: Old Men
<br>
Location: Unknown
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'''Bill'''
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Played By: Unknown
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Occupation: Unknown
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Sketch: Bill
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Location: Unknown
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'''Billy'''
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Played By: [[Marek Larwood]]
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Occupation: Imaginary Friend
<br>
Sketch: Imaginary Friend
<br>
Location: Unknown
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'''Jim Bluebeard'''
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Played By: [[David Armand]]
<br>
Occupation: Student
<br>
Sketch: The Bluebeards
<br>
Location: Smuggler's Island
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'''Mr Bluebeard'''
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Played By: [[James Bachman]]
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Occupation: Pirate
<br>
Sketch: The Bluebeards
<br>
Location: Smuggler's Island
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'''Mrs Bluebeard'''
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Played By: [[Mel Giedroyc]]
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Occupation: Pirate
<br>
Sketch: The Bluebeards
<br>
Location: Smuggler's Island
<br>
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'''Harry Bold'''
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Played By; [[Marcus Brigstocke]]
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Occupation: Adventurer
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Sketch: Harry Bold
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Location: Unknown
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'''Brunhilda'''
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Played By: [[Anna Crilly]]
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Occupation: Viking
<br>
Sketch: The Vikings
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Location: Unknown
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'''Cook'''
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Played By: [[Anna Crilly]]
<br>
Occupation: Cook
<br>
Sketch: Cook
<br>
Location: Unknown
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'''Valerie Carpenter'''
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Played By: [[Anna Crilly]]
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Occupation: Teacher
<br>
Sketch: North Barasay
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Location: North Barasay, [[Scotland]]
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'''Lieutenant Dawson'''
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Played By: [[Anna Crilly]]
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Occupation: Student
<br>
Sketch: The Bluebeards
<br>
Location: Smuggler's Island
<br>
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'''Doccumentary Maker'''
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Played By: [[Mel Giedroyc]]
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Occupation: Doccumentary Maker
<br>
Sketch: North Barasay
<br>
Location: North Barasay, [[Scotland]]
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'''Emily Forest'''
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Played By: [[Mel Giedroyc]]
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Occupatiom: Auditionee
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Sketch: Auditionees
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Location: [[London]]
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'''Grunbendior the Magnificent'''
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Played By:
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Occupation: [[Wizard (fantasy)|Wizard]]
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Sketch: Wizard
<br>
Location: Unknown
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'''Jasmine'''
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Played By: [[Marcus Brigstocke]]
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Occupation: Old Lady
<br>
Sketch: Old Ladies
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Location: Unknown
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'''Max'''
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Played By: [[James Bachman]]
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Occupation: Unknown (Possibly Student)
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Sketch: Imaginary Friend
<br>
Location: Unknown
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'''Monty Forest'''
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Played By: [[Marcus Brigstocke]]
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Occupation: Auditionee
<br>
Sketch: Auditionees
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Location: [[London]]
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'''Mummy'''
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Played By: [[Mel Giedroyc]]
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Occupation: Housewife / Inventor
<br>
Sketch: Beating the School Run
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Location: Unknown
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'''Olaf'''
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Played By: [[James Bachman]]
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Occupation: Viking
<br>
Sketch: The Vikings
<br>
Location: Unknown
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'''Prudith'''
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Played By: [[James Bachman]]
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Occupation: Old Lady
<br>
Sketch: Old Ladies
<br>
Location: Unknown
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'''Lieutenant Richards'''
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Played By: [[Will Andrews]]
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Occupation: Student
<br>
Sketch: The Bluebeards
<br>
Location: Smuggler's Island
<br>
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'''Ben Rokesman'''
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Played By: [[James Bachman]]
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Occupation: Gogh
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Sketch: Gogh
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Location: Unknown
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'''Ross'''
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Played By: [[James Bachman]]
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Occupation: Student
<br>
Sketch: North Barasay
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Location: North Barasay, [[Scotland]]
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'''Steve'''
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Played By: [[James Bachman]]
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Occupation: Unknown (Possibly Scientist)
<br>
Sketch: Time Machine
<br>
Location: Unknown
<br>
<br>
'''Susan'''
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Played By: [[Anna Crilly]]
<br>
Occupation: Unknown
<br>
Sketch: Bill
<br>
Location: Unknown
<br>
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'''Timmy'''
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Played By: [[David Armand]]
<br>
Occupation: Student
<br>
Sketch: Beating the School Run
<br>
location: Unknown
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<br>
'''Tony'''
<br>
Played By: [[Will Andrews]]
<br>
Occupation: Unknown
<br>
Sketch: Bill
<br>
Location: Unknown
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'''Witchhunter'''
<br>
Played By: [[David Armand]]
<br>
Occupation: Witchhunter
<br>
Sketch: Witchhunter General
<br>
Location: [[Croydon]]


== Sketches ==
==External links==
* {{BBC programme}}
* {{British Comedy Guide|tv|sorry_ive_got_no_head}}


[[Category:2000s British satirical television series]]
'''The Jumpy Vikings'''
[[Category:2010s British satirical television series]]
A group of vikings that sit in a room and play with various items with which they are not familiar. These items vary from modern things such as balloons to simply foreign ones like a cuckoo clock. With every object, the Vikings (who are supposed to be fearsome) are scared and jump in fright.
[[Category:BBC children's television shows]]

[[Category:BBC television comedy]]
'''North Barassay'''
[[Category:BBC television sketch shows]]
A documentary about a school on the small Scottish island of North Barasay. The documentary follows the schools one and only teacher and her one and stupid student, Ross, who continue with regular school activities such as a disco or sports day, completely oblivious to the fact they are generally impossible with only one student.
[[Category:2000s British children's television series]]

[[Category:2010s British children's television series]]
'''Wizard'''
[[Category:2008 British television series debuts]]
An elderly wizard who tries to help in modern day scenarios using magic, however always fails miserably.In the Sixth episode he used magic just to put up a tent
[[Category:2011 British television series endings]]

[[Category:British English-language television shows]]
'''Bill'''
[[Category:Television series by ITV Studios]]
"The headless guy".
[[Category:2000s British television sketch shows]]
The character after which the program is named. Bill tries in every sketch to participate in a normal activity, such as playing football, however always fails to do so properly due to not having a head.
[[Category:2010s British television sketch shows]]

[[Category:Children's sketch comedy]]
'''Time Machine'''
A man who is always bored when his friend is doing something he really wants to do. The man then gets out his time machine and his friend snatches it off him. The friend then states that he was going to go into the future and tell him a vital piece of information concerning whatever it was the friend was doing. The man then denies it and makes up a feeble reason for going into the future. The friend gives him back his time machine, he goes into the future and tells him exactly what he had just denied he was going to tell him.

'''Harry Bold'''
A man who does various adventurous things, such as parachute jumping or rafting, and uses many unnecessary items the 'bloke in the shop' said he needed. He then does whatever the thing is and comes out in a mess, stating "No, it's not for me, like".

'''Value For Money Parents'''
A boy does well with something at school, and his parents reward him in some way. However, whatever it is they give him,has a catch,i.e they have not included something vital to it and he is not able to use his present.

'''The Bluebeards'''
A pirate boy who goes to a school in which everyone else is a sailor. He is then discriminated against in some way due to him being a pirate. His parents (Mr and Mrs Bluebeard) then find out and are outraged. The sketch always ends with the person who had been doing the discriminating walking the plank.

'''A Thousand Pounds'''
Two old ladies who meet a man in the street. He is selling something and describes it to the ladies. They then express their liking of the thing, saying "lovely man", and the man is pleased. However, when it comes to the topic of the price, the old ladies then say "Oh, well I suppose it's what things cost these days." One lady then turns to the other and says, "You know, I don't think you'll get much change out of a thousand pounds for that!" The man then says the object costs some small amount and the ladies seem outraged, saying "A thousand pounds?" They walk off, disgusted, saying "Nasty man," which contradicts them saying "lovely man" earlier.

'''Witchfinder General'''
A man dressed in Puritanical clothes is in a shop. If he gets impatient or doesn't get his way, he loudly accuses the offending person of being a witch, at which point a mob of pre-Restoration peasantry arrive and carry the accused off saying, "Witch, shes a witch!"

'''Imaginary Friend'''
A boy who thinks he has a imaginary friend but hasn't. When the person says ''I can see him'' the boy says that's because I've imagined him so much. When the man asks for two what ever they are having/buying, the imaginary friend says ''I can't have that'' the man says ''He can't have that.'' The person has to do all things pretend and normally ends up doing it wrong. When the person gets distracted the imaginary friend starts doing/playing with what ever they were doing/playing.

'''The Shouty Choir'''
A choir who always shout the songs at the top of their lungs,tuneless and noisy.

'''Paintball Mania'''
A man who goes around splatting regular people with a paintgun, shouting "Paintball Mania!". The people defend themselves from the paint and so he says "That's the top coat".

'''Big Bee'''
People get disrupted by a constant buzzing in the room. The people then look around the room and say "Is there a bee in here?" The camera then shows that there is a massive person in the room dressed as a bee and the people continue to seem oblivious to it.

'''Video Games'''
Three characters from various different video games congregate in a room after the game is over. One is a foreign woman wearing a thick pink coat who appears in a skiing game. One is a skunk in a red suit with a squeaky voice who appears in a game to do with exploding apples. And one is a posh man with long brown hair wearing a green outfit who appears in a fantasy game. This sketch is one of the few sketches that is not almost exactly the same every time.

'''Cook'''
A lady who stands in a kitchen giving cooking tips to the viewers watching. However, every time she eats or mentions blueberries she spontaneously farts. It is not yet known why this happens to her with blueberries, and not raspberries as it would be originally expected.

'''Goth'''
A goth who appears in various different fictional television programs and all he says is "black". Because of this, everything that comes out at the end of the program comes out black and horrible. He then states he likes it.

'''Old Men'''
Two old men who sit at a table or hospital bed and talk about a dead person who has done something supposedly amazing. They then talk about how they would like a particular popstar. Finally, one of them state how the dead person died, and it is always something stupid such as 'fell off his Shetland Pony'.

'''The Auditionees'''
Two people who audition for hundreds of West End shows, and dress in expensive costumes for the auditions. They always do something stupid so never get the parts.

'''Beat the School Run'''
A mother who tries to get her son to school without having to use the car, due to lots of traffic that has just been broadcast on the radio. In order to do this, she always thinks up some far-fetched plan such as using teleports or rocket-boots. However, she always fails miserably and so ends by saying "I'll get the car keys, shall I?...."

'''The Secret Negotiator'''
A women who helps people get things they want by talking them through it using a bluetooth.In the end a bad thing always happens to the person trying to get there own way.

'''TOP TEST'''
A man trys out the latest high tech technology.Which are all a load of rubbish.

Latest revision as of 00:03, 4 November 2024

Sorry, I've Got No Head
GenreSatire
Sketch comedy
Created byJeremy Salsby
Directed byIan Curtis
Theme music composerThe Newsmakers
Opening themeLa La
Ending themeLa La (reprise)
ComposerThe Newsmakers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producerGraham Stuart
ProducerTom Miller
Production companySo Television
Original release
NetworkCBBC
BBC One
BBC Three
Release17 June 2008 (2008-06-17) –
12 August 2011 (2011-08-12)

Sorry, I've Got No Head is a CBBC children's sketch comedy television series. The programme's cast originally consisted of William Andrews, David Armand, James Bachman, Marcus Brigstocke, Anna Crilly, Justin Edwards, Mark Evans, Mel Giedroyc, Marek Larwood, and Nick Mohammed.[1] The series was produced by So Television.[2]

Anne Gilchrist, former CBBC controller, has been credited by her successor for commissioning the series.[2] Pixelface, another programme by CBBC, is inspired by the show's "Backstage Access" sketches.[3] Sorry, I've Got No Head was axed by the BBC in 2011 after its third series.[4]

Reception

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James Wignall of The Guardian referred to the show in 2008 as "Little Britain for kids", also stating that it was "on par" with Big Train, reached the heights of Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, and "easily outstrip[ped] the Fast Show." He reasoned that this was the show did not patronise its audience, and that its actors recognised a wider scope with which they could be "really very silly and surreal indeed".[5]

In 2019, CBBC created a ranking of its own shows on social media, ranking Sorry, I've Got No Head as "God tier", an inclusion which Cosmopolitan said was "questionable".[6]

References

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  1. ^ Guide, British Comedy (3 September 2009). "CBBC order 3rd series of 'Got No Head' and a sitcom spin-off". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Carter, Meg (15 March 2010). "CBBC show Big Babies heralds TV comedy partnerships". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Pixelface - BBC1 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. ^ Seale, Jack (23 November 2011). "Sorry, I've Got No Head axed by BBC". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  5. ^ Wignall, James (22 September 2008). "Here's Little Britain for kids". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  6. ^ Baxter-Wright, Dusty (22 August 2019). "TV fans are fuming over CBBC's ranking of its own shows". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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