Cool It (TV series)


Cool It
GenreComedy, impressionism
Created byPhil Cool
Jasper Carrott
Paul Alexander
Keith Donnelly
Barry Faulkner
Directed byDavid Weir
StarringPhil Cool
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes15
Production
ProducerSteve Weddle
Running time25–30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release30 August 1985 (1985-08-30) –
18 December 1990 (1990-12-18)
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Cool It is a British television comedy series which first aired on BBC Two between 30 August 1985 and 18 December 1990. It was a vehicle for comedian Phil Cool.

Impressions ranged from political and important figures such as Robin Day, Roy Hattersly, Arthur Scargill, Neil Kinnock, Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan to popular celebrities, comedians and musicians such as Mick Jagger, Bryan Ferry, Mike Harding, Terry Wogan, Billy Connolly, Clive James, Rik Mayall and the disgraced Rolf Harris. Fictional characters like Quasimodo, Bugs Bunny and E.T were also impersonated and even inanimate objects such as Morris Minors and Volkswagen Beetles.[1]